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We describe a case of a heart tumor diagnosed by ultrasound in a 20 week's gestational age fetus with presumptive diagnosis of heart rabdomioma. The fetus was delivered by cesarean section because a previous section at 38 weeks of gestational age. At the evaluation of the new born, the diagnosis of rabdomioma was confirmed by echocardiogram. We report of a case of prenatal rabdomioma associated to maternal diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis.

It is defined as premature rupture of membranes (RPM) to the leak out of amniotic fluid by genitalia before the onset of labour. 1 It's one of the most frequent in obstetric practice diagnoses and their implications are quite different as this fact occurrence of term or before it. It presents a serious problem because of their difficult prediction and the mechanisms involved are still unknown. We analyzed in this chapter the physiopathology, associated complications and different approaches to treat the picture.

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