title: Recurrent partial hydatidiform mole.
abstract: Hydatidiform moles are abnormal conceptions characterised by atypical hyperplastic trophoblasts and hydropic villi. Their incidence is approximately 1 in 1000 pregnancies. The recurrence risk of hydatidiform mole is approximately 1 in 60 in a subsequent pregnancy and 1 in 6.5 in the third pregnancy. In cases with recurrence, the majority of moles are of the same type as that in the preceding pregnancy. Here, we describe the case of a recurrent partial hydatidiform mole after an initial healthy pregnancy. Both pregnancies were evacuated by suction curettage, and the patient was followed by serial monitoring of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels. Recurrent molar pregnancy is not an indication for chemotherapy, and subsequent pregnancies do not have an increased risk for other obstetric complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aykut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barut
authors.forename: Iker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: Muge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harma
authors.forename: Mehmeet Ibrahim
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Harma
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barut
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coskan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014619:Vacuum Curettage