AIM To quantify and compare decidual leucocyte subpopulations in complete and partial hydatidiform molar pregnancy with those in normal early pregnancy. METHODS Decidual leucocytes were characterised using an avidin-biotin technique and a panel of monoclonal antibodies in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded decidual tissues from 10 normal first trimester pregnancy terminations and from 13 parti...

Presentation of hydatidiform mole as tubal ectopic pregnancy is very rare. These patients usually present with ectopic pregnancy and are later diagnosed with hydatidiform mole on the basis of histological examination following surgery. We present the case of a 32-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain and vaginal bleed since 2 days of presentation. She was vitally stable. There was m...

BACKGROUND: The aim of this population-based retrospective study was to evaluate the trend in the incidence of molar pregnancy. METHODS: Questionnaires about the occurrence of hydatidiform mole were mailed to all clinics and hospitals in Chiba Prefecture between 1974 and 2000. The diagnosis of hydatidiform mole was based on the post-operative morphological and/or pathological ®ndings. Data of l...

AIMS To determine whether the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in villous cytotrophoblast could distinguish between placental tissue from a hydropic abortion and that from a partial hydatidiform mole. METHODS Tissue from 18 partial hydatidiform moles, 15 hydropic abortions, five normal first trimester placentas and five normal full term placentas were immunostained for ...

background: hydatidiform mole is an important obstetric problem which can result in harmful and serious outcomes. in this study, an attempt was made to determine the proportion of hydatidiform mole in prenatal clinics of iran university of medical sciences (iums) to find the precise frequency of this disease. methods: between january 2012 and january 2013, all women who immediately after positi...

Complete hydatidiform mole and partial hydatidiform mole are two abnormal conceptuses that may be identified by clinical, ultrasonographic, gross morphological, histological, and genetic characteristics. Among all these criteria, the specific diagnosis is generally confirmed only upon histological review. However, an accurate diagnosis based on morphological criteria is difficult and several st...

with a normal fetus and placenta. Twin pregnancies with partial hydatidiform mole coexisting with a live fetus are rarely reported, since fetuses identified with partial mole are generally triploid and tend to die in the first trimester.1,3,4 Hydatidiform mole with live fetus is associated with the risk of many maternal and fetal complications such as vaginal bleeding, preeclampsia, thromboembo...