title: Hydatidiform mole in a 56-year-old woman.
abstract: We present a rare case of a hydatidiform mole that occurred in a 56-year old woman. The main symptom was prolonged vaginal bleeding, and the gynaecological examination revealed a markedly enlarged uterus. Sonography revealed a 9 x 15 cm large cystic tumour in the pelvis. At operation, a suspicion of trophoblastic disease was arosen. Serum human chorion gonadotropin was still markedly elevated on the fifth postoperative day. After removal of the uterus and adnexae the recovery and the 3-year follow-up have been uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Turku University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirhonen
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Järvi
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Vähä-Eskeli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erkkola
mesh_terms: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000097:blood; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin