Approach to general aspects of placental chorioangioma: a narrative review

Abstract

Objective: To discuss placental tumors. Bibliographic review: Placental chorioangioma is a tumor that can be seen in about one of the pregnancies and the vast majority is characterized as asymptomatic. It is a benign tumor of unknown etiology, described in the literature that those with a diameter greater than 4 cm are correlated with maternal and fetal complications. The actual frequency of this tumor is difficult to know, as small masses are not detected during prenatal control, and making it suitable is important for the timely detection of changes during pregnancy. Final considerations: Early diagnosis is very important and the gold standard method is ultrasound, preferably with Doppler, and magnetic resonance imaging can complement ultrasound images. Treatments are classified as supportive for the management of complications or definitive when aiming to eliminate the tumor. There is a need to carry out other studies in order to better understand the ways to obtain an early diagnosis and thus enable an intervention that stops the onset or attenuates the complications related to this pathology, resulting in favorable gestational outcomes.