Placental pathology casebook. Complete hydatidiform mole with coexistent term twin pregnancy.
A case of twin pregnancy consisting of a complete hydatidiform mole with a coexistent, viable fetus is presented. The case is distinctive for its presentation on ultrasound, its unusually low levels of serum hCG, its remarkable histology, and its term delivery.
Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014427:Twins; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin