Venous malformation of the foot: Spontaneous regression postpartum on MRI
| Autor: | Yukihisa Ogawa, Hidefumi Mimura, Kaoru Kitsukawa, Hiromitsu Hiruma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:R895-920 Case Report 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Venous malformation Lesion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Foot business.industry medicine.disease Dynamic ct Radiology Doppler ultrasound Ultrasonography medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Foot (unit) MRI |
| Zdroj: | Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 62-65 (2021) Radiology Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1930-0433 |
| Popis: | Venous malformations (VMs) are present at birth, grow proportionally during childhood, and usually do not regress. We report the imaging appearance of a VM of the foot found during pregnancy, which regressed spontaneously postpartum. A 35-year-old, 8-month-pregnant woman presented with a 6-month history of painful swelling of the left foot. MRI demonstrated a well-defined, intricate-shaped mass measuring 38 × 36 × 28 mm between the muscles and tendons of the third, fourth, and fifth toes with subcutaneous extension. Dynamic CT taken a month after delivery revealed gradual enhancement of the lesion. Gray-scale ultrasonography (US) showed a heterogenic hypoechoic mass containing thrombi with venous waveforms on Doppler US. A second MRI obtained 15 months after delivery showed a remarkable reduction of the lesion size (16 × 20 × 15 mm). Symptomatic VMs found during pregnancy can be observed conservatively without treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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