A precedent in treating a fetus with a rare hemangioma in its mother’s womb in France
A fetus with a rare hemangioma that nearly died in its mother’s womb was treated at a hospital in France, in a first in the world for this type of disease, according to what was announced by the team supervising it.
At the end of the seventh month of pregnancy, the fetus was diagnosed with Kasbach-Meret syndrome, which may lead to death, in a hospital in Mulhouse in eastern France.
The mass was at the level of the neck. "Obstructs the fetus’s breathing"According to what doctor Chris Minnella said during a press conference on Monday at the Mother and Child Hospital in Mulhouse.
The tumor was growing rapidly, reaching the face of the fetus.
Rare Diseases
A center specializing in these rare diseases in Lyon suggested resorting to prenatal treatment that limits the formation of new blood vessels using the drug sirolimus under the supervision of Professor Laurent Guibault.
The drug was given to the mother orally and it crossed the placental barrier until it reached the placental barrier. To the fetus, which allowed the growth of the tumor to be suppressed.
Issa was born on November 14, 2025, following a cesarean section.
An alert infant
He is today an alert and cheerful infant in his third month. and"Despite the tumor, he is eating and growing well"according to his mother, Vivian (34 years old).
Issa undergoes regular follow-up in the hospital and is still receiving treatment with sirolimus.
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