Prenatal Diagnosis of Umbilical Cord Ulcer: A Report of Two Cases

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Case 2. (a) Ultrasonographic findings at 36 weeks of gestation. Heterogeneous high echoic mass-like debris within the uterus (red arrow) and linear echo finding around the umbilical cord (blue arrow). (b) Macroscopic findings. Umbilical ulcer with perforation of umbilical cord artery (white arrowhead). (c) Original magnification. Focal perforation of the umbilical cord artery with thinning of Wharton’s jelly (black arrowhead, H&E, ×100).

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