Benign Neoplasm of Umbilical Cord: Sonographic Diagnosis and Short Review of Literature

Tumors of the umbilical cord are rare anomalies. Only two tumors occur in umbilical cord: angioma and more rarely, teratomas. Angiomyxoma is predominantly cystic tumor, associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. When a solid and cystic lesion in umbilical cord is detected in prenatal ultrasound, the possibility of teratoma should be considered. Several cord abnormalities have to be considered in the differential diagnosis of umbilical cord tumor. Amniocentesis or cordocentesis should be done to detect chromosomal aberrations. We present a rare case of teratoma of umbilical cord, detected incidentally as an isolated finding during prenatal sonography in a 20 years old primigavida who later on, underwent cesarean section.

Keywords: Angiomyxoma, Antenatal Sonography, Benign Tumor, Teratoma, Umbilical cord,