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Invasive molar pregnancy mimicking choriocarcinoma. A case

  • C. Sofoudis1,*,
  • A. Tzivelopoulou2
  • D. Fagrezos3
  • C. Anastasiadis2
  • A. Kavatha2
  • E. Papamargaritis1
  • A. Gerolymatos1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konstandopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

2Department of Utrasound Tomography, Konstandopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

3Department of Computed Tomography, Konstandopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo4161.2018 Vol.39,Issue 6,December 2018 pp.1012-1014

Published: 15 December 2018

*Corresponding Author(s): C. Sofoudis E-mail: chrisostomos.sofoudis@gmail.com

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Abstract

Molar pregnancy, also known as hydatidiform mole, represents a figuration of noncancerous (benign) tumor, originating from uterus. After the fertilization instead of a viable and well-growing pregnancy, there is an increasing and pathologic production of placental cysts. According to the completion of the cysts, molar pregnancy can be divided into a complete and an incomplete (partial) form. Molar pregnancy can be located inside the uterine cavity or can be invasive with malignant complications. A small percentage can be malignant transformed, undergoing gestational trophoblastic neoplasias (GNT). GNT are classified histologically into three distinct subgroubs: choriocarcinoma destruens (invasive mole), choriocarcinoma(CC), and the very rare placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT). The authors present a case of a 27 year-old female patient in the 2nd trimester of gestation successfully diagnosed and treated as invasive molar pregnancy.

Keywords

Molar pregnancy; Trophoblastic disease; Choriocarcinoma.

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C. Sofoudis, A. Tzivelopoulou, D. Fagrezos, C. Anastasiadis, A. Kavatha, E. Papamargaritis, A. Gerolymatos. Invasive molar pregnancy mimicking choriocarcinoma. A case. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2018; 39(6): 1012-1014. doi: 10.12892/ejgo4161.2018

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