UMBILICAL-CORD HEMANGIOMA ASSOCIATED WITH POLYHYDRAMNIOS, CONGENITAL-ABNORMALITIES AND PERINATAL DEATH IN A TWIN PREGNANCY

A twin pregnancy is described in which an umbilical cord hemangioma, p olyhydramnios, developmental abnormalities and perinatal death were re stricted to one twin, while the other twin was unaffected. Cord hemang iomas are Fare and their association with fetal abnormalities is contr oversial. This case study supports a direct association between the co rd hemangioma and the adverse pregnancy outcome, since congenital abno rmalities and a cord hemangioma were present in only one of the twins.