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.
Albers
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Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
Daneshmand
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Hull
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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