title: Pitfalls in the diagnosis of complete hydatidiform mole with coexistent live fetus.
abstract: Complete hydatidiform mole with coexisting live fetus is rare, causing specific difficulties in diagnosis and management. These aspects are illustrated in 2 cases that presented with antepartum haemorrhage. Fetal heart sounds and body parts or uncertainty over the duration of amenorrhoea may delay early diagnosis in the absence of ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Jongen
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Koetsier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013636:Tanzania; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D008727:Methotrexate