Pitfalls in the diagnosis of complete hydatidiform mole with coexistent live fetus.
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.
Jongen
V H
VH
Department of Gynaecology, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
Koetsier
D W
DW
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
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D008727:Methotrexate