A hydatidiform mole in a postmenopausal woman

Myocardial infarction complicating a hydatidiform mole in a young woman.

Hydatidiform mole in a 57-year old woman.

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) represents a spectrum of lesions characterised by an abnormal proliferation of trophoblast, including complete hydatidiform mole, partial hydatidiform mole, invasive hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, placental site trophoblastic tumour, epithelioid trophoblastic tumour, placental site nodule and plaque, and exaggerated placental site reaction. Complete ...

Understanding hydatidiform mole.

Hydatidiform mole (often referred to as molar pregnancy) is the most common disorder in a category of pathologies known as Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases that are associated with abnormal fertilization in pregnancy. Current practices in screening and monitoring during early pregnancy allow for better identification of hydatidiform mole, sometimes prior to the onset of significant symptoms.O...

Recurrent partial hydatidiform mole.

Hydatidiform moles are abnormal conceptions characterised by atypical hyperplastic trophoblasts and hydropic villi. Their incidence is approximately 1 in 1000 pregnancies. The recurrence risk of hydatidiform mole is approximately 1 in 60 in a subsequent pregnancy and 1 in 6.5 in the third pregnancy. In cases with recurrence, the majority of moles are of the same type as that in the preceding pr...

tubal hydatidiform mole: report of a case

a case report of the relatively rare condition of a primary hydatidiform mole in the fallopian tube is presented. key words; hydatidiform mole fallopian tube.