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Recurrent partial hydatidiform mole

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Aykut Barut Department of Gynecology and Obsterics Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
Iker Arikan Department of Gynecology and Obsterics Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
Muge Harma Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
Mehmeet Ibrahim Harma Department of Gynecology and Obsterics Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
Ahmet Coskan Department of Gynecology and Obsterics Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
Figen Barut Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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 b-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. 
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Page(s) 1016-1017
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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 61, Issue: 10, Year: 2011

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