title: Molar pregnancy in postmenopausal women: a rare phenomenon.
abstract: Benign gestational trophoblastic disease generally occurs in women of the reproductive age group and is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. We describe a case of complete hydatidiform mole in a 60-year-old postmenopausal woman who was referred with diagnosis of suspected malignancy/myoma resulting in delay in management. This case highlights the fact that gestational trophoblastic disease can occur in menopausal woman and this should be included in the differential diagnosis of perimenopausal and postmenopausal haemorrhage to prevent delay in diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of OB&GYN, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. mehrotra.seema@gmail.com
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: Urmila
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Shilpi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology