title: [Hydatidiform mole in Vietnam. The contribution of ultrasonography].
abstract: One-hundred-and-four cases of histopathologically confirmed hydatiform moles were subjected to ultrasound examination at the Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho-Chi-Minh-ville (Vietnam) over a period of 16 months (1988-1989). The diagnosis was confirmed only in some cases on clinical grounds (18%) or by laboratory tests (52%). In contrast, typical ultrasound signs were found in 82% of cases; in the other 18% of cases, other aspects had suggested disorders calling for aspiration (partial mole, clear ovum, pregnancy terminated). Some ultrasound images, highly suggestive of mole, were found in occasional cases of mucoid ovarian cyst, endometrial cancer or cystic necrobiosis of fibroma (HCG tests negative). Despite its limitations in Vietnam ultrasound constitutes the primary method of detecting hydatiform mole, the acquisition of practical experience is facilitated by the high number of cases and the concentration of cases reported.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Hüng Vüong, Hô Chi Minh Ville, Vietnam.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Ta
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blache
mesh_terms: D000033:Abortion, Threatened / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014744:Vietnam
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin
vernacular_title: Môle hydatiforme au Vietnam. Apport de l'échographie.