title: Molar pregnancy in a 60-year-old woman.
abstract: Molar pregnancy has not been reported in women past the age of 57 in the English literature. This report reviews a 60-year-old woman who presented with irregular bleeding and was diagnosed as having a complete hydatidiform mole. The patient underwent hysterectomy and had spontaneous return of her human chorionic gonadotropin levels to normal. Diagnosis in this age group depends on a high level of suspicion, and hysterectomy should be considered due to the high risk of postmolar gestational trophoblastic tumor after suction uterine evacuation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gottesfeld
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: La Rosa
mesh_terms: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008423:Maternal Age; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human