Table 1.
GA (w/g) | Limb involvement | Hand/foot anomalies | Trunk involvement | Internal lesions | Associated US-findings | Outcome | |
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Case no./references | |||||||
Case 1 | 20 | Left leg | – | + | + | Polyhydramnios | TOP |
Case 2 | 32 | Left leg | Abnormal disposition of the toes | + | − | – | SD at 39 w/g 4 d/o: died due to KMS |
Case 3 | 24 | Left leg | – | + | + | – | TOP |
Case 4 | 20 | Right arm | Ectrodactyly of the right hand | + | + | Ascites | TOP |
Hatjis et al.3 | 34a | Left leg, right arm | – | + | − | Polyhydramnios | SD at 36 w/g Complete resolution of lesions at 10 m/o |
Warhit et al.4 | 32 | Left leg | – | − | − | – | CS at 39 w/g Live at 21 d/o old, observation |
Seoud et al.5 | 16a | Left arm | – | + | Testes, adrenal glands | – | TOP |
Lewis et al.6 | 22 | Both legs and arms | Overgrowth of the second toes of both feet. | + | Retroperitoneal space, pericardium, cataracts | – | TOP |
Shalev et al.7 | 33 | Right leg | – | + | − | Polyhydramnios at 33 w/g | ID at 33 w/g Died at Day 4 |
Mor et al.8 | 30a | Left leg | – | − | − | Anasarca, polyhydramnios, bulky placenta | SD at 37 w/g Port wine naevi on the arms, trunk and the left leg. 6 d/o: resolution of hydrops 6 m/o: no regression of lesions |
Drose et al.9 | 29a | Right leg | Hypoplastic thumbs, syndactyly with hypoplastic fingernails of the both hands | − | Cataracts | Cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly, ventriculomegaly, polyhydramnios | CS at 35 w/g Died shortly after birth |
Heydanus et al.10 | 20 | Right leg | – | + | − | Cardiomegaly | TOP |
Hayashi et al.11 | 19a | Both legs | – | + | Retroperitoneal space | Polyhydramnios | TOP |
Jorgenson et al.12 | 19 | Left leg | – | − | Liver | – | TOP |
Yankowitz et al.13 | 17 | Right leg | – | − | − | Ventriculomegaly, pleural effusion | TOP |
Meizner et al.14 | 14a | Both legs | Marked left foot hypoplasia | + | Intestine | – | TOP |
Christenson et al.15 | 34 | Right leg | – | − | − | Cardiomegaly, thickened placenta | CS at 34 w/g KMS, intensive conservative treatment, embolisation 4 d/o: cardiovascular decompensation, amputation at the right hip 6 m/o: normal development |
Paladini et al.16 Case 1 | 17 | Left leg | – | + | Intestine, liver, kidneys | – | TOP |
Paladini et al.16 Case 2 | 18 | Right leg | – | + | − | Polyhydramnios, pericardial effusion | TOP |
Roberts et al.17 | 19 | Right arm, left leg | – | + | − | 34 w/g: left-sided hydrocele | CS at 37 w/g 22 d/o: Excision of the chest wall lesion, radical axillary dissection. Conservative management of the residual lesions |
Shih et al.18 | 15 | Left leg | – | + | − | Ventriculomegaly | TOP |
Jeanty19 | NR | Leg | – | − | Abdomen | – | NR |
Mejia et al.20 | 20 | Right leg | – | + | Intestine | – | SD |
Goncalves et al.21 | 30a | Right leg | – | + | − | – | CS at 37 w/g Conservative management 9 m/o: port wine stains appeared at the right thigh and knee, no resolution of the mass, varicosities of the affected leg. Expectant management up to two years |
Martin et al.22 | 20 | Left leg | – | + | Thorax, pelvis | Oligohydramnios, hypoplastic thorax | TOP |
Zoppi et al.23 | 28 | Right leg | Both feet: macrodactyly, hypertrophy of the second toe; widely spaced I and II toes | + | Abdomen, pelvis, bowel, right kidney | Cardiomegaly | Emergency CS at 32 w/g Died 8 h after delivery due to KMS |
Assimakopoulos et al.24 | 22a | Both legs | – | + | Small intestine | – | SD at 38 w/g Expectant management 13 m/o – reduction in size of abdomen lesion |
Sahinoglu et al.25 | 24 | Left leg | – | − | − | Umbilical cord haemangioma | Preterm SD at 26 w/g Died 10 h later because of pulmonary immaturity |
Peng et al.26 Case 1 | 28 | Left leg | – | + | Retroperitoneal space | 33 w/g: polyhydramnios | CS at 37 w/g 4 d/o: KMS, E. coli sepsis few days later 10 d/o: died |
Peng et al.26 Case 2 | 35a | – | – | − | - | Ascites, pleural effusion, cardiomegaly | ID at 35 w/g Haemangiomas and varicosity of the right leg, vascular malformation. KMS 5 and 7 d/o: embolisation 15 d/o: died |
Chen et al.27 | 22 | Right leg | - | + | - | Ascites, hydrocele | SD at 36 w/g 2 m/o – partial resolution of the ascites |
Coombs et al.28 | 24 | Both legs | Hemihypertrophy, syndactyly of the right foot, left hallux hypertrophy | + | Retroperitoneal space | Hypoplasia/aplasia of the deep venous system | CS at 38 w/g 7 m/o – deep venous system anomaly, including persistent embryonal veins |
Volkov et al.29 | 22 | Both arms | – | + | − | – | TOP |
Al-Asali et al.30 | 22 | Both legs | Talipes equinovarus, abduction of the thumb and syndactyly of the right hand | + | − | Polyhydramnios | PD at 33 wks 14 d/o: died due to KMS |
Horenstein31 | NR | Left leg | Hypertrophy of fingers on the both hands, syndactyly of the right hand. Left foot toes hypertrophy, syndactyly | + | Abdomen | – | SD |
Cakiroglu et al.32 | 25 | Right leg | – | + | − | Persistent embryonic lateral marginal veins | TOP |
Tanaka et al.33 | 24 | Left leg | – | + | Retroperitoneal space | 24 w/g: no 27 w/g: hydrops, cardiomegaly, acute foetal anaemia | Emergency CS at 27 w/g Death at 40 min after delivery due to KMS |
Note: Manifestations found only postnatally are italicised. GA: gestational age; NR: not reported; TOP: termination of pregnancy; SD: spontaneous delivery; PD: preterm delivery; ID: inducted delivery; CS: Caesarean section; KMS: Kasabach–Merritt syndrome; d/o: days old, m/o: months old; w/g: weeks' gestation.
Final diagnosis was made only after birth.