Hydatidiform mole presentation as a tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Ruptured tubal molar pregnancy.

Molar pregnancies in most instances develop within the uterine cavity, but may occur at any site. Ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare event. The objective of this study was to present a case of ruptured tubal molar gestation, discuss its clinical features and ways to improve diagnostic accuracy. A 35-year-old woman presented with features suggestive of ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy. There was ...

Ectopic (tubal) molar gestation: report of two cases.

BACKGROUND Ectopic molar gestation is a rare event. Its malignant potential is similar to that of an intrauterine molar pregnancy. OBJECTIVE To document two cases of tubal molar gestations seen over a 10-year period. STUDY DESIGN Case series. RESULTS Two young Nigerian undergraduates presented with features of ruptured tubal pregnancy. They had total salpingectomy and histopathological an...

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Hydatidiform moles are abnormal gestations characterized by the presence of hydropic changes affecting some or all of the placental villi. Hydatidiform moles arise as a result of the fertilization of an abnormal ovum. In this report, the patient was a 29 year old Asian woman who had induction of ovulation with letrozol. Since the majority of molar gestations arise within the uterine cavity thus...

Persistent molar pregnancy in an ectopic tubal pregnancy treated with laparoscopic surgery: A case report

Introduction: Molar pregnancy presenting as an ectopic pregnancy is very rare with only occasional cases being previously reported. Case Report: A 50­year­old Asian female underwent a successful laparoscopic salpingectomy of an unruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy. The histopathology confirmed a complete molar pregnancy within the tubal specimen. Post­ operatively, after an initial fall, there wa...