title: Complete hydatidiform mole with co-existing healthy fetus: a case report.
abstract: A twin pregnancy is described consisting of a complete hydatiform mole (CHM) with coexisting healthy fetus. Pregnancy occurred after IVF-ICSI. The couple wished to continue the pregnancy and a decision to accept was taken after having consulted the available literature, but at 18 weeks gestation pregnancy termination was inevitable for severe vaginal bleeding. A rising HCG, 25 days after the curettage made methotrexate treatment necessary and 24 months later there is no evidence of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vandenhove
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amant
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Schoubroeck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cannie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dymarkowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanssens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000209:etiology*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology