Complete hydatidiform mole with co-existing healthy fetus: a case report.
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.
Vandenhove
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M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Amant
F
F
van Schoubroeck
D
D
Cannie
M
M
Dymarkowski
S
S
Hanssens
M
M
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