Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Document Type : Case Report

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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zahadan, Iran

3 Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Vali Asr Reproductive Health Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Hydatidiform moles are abnormal gestations characterized by the presence of hydropic changes affecting some or all of the placental villi. Hydatidiform moles arise as a result of the fertilization of an abnormal ovum. In this report, the patient was a 29 year old Asian woman who had induction of ovulation with letrozol. Since the majority of molar gestations arise within the uterine cavity thus the occurrence of a hydatidiform mole within ectopic gestational tissue is rare. It is important to differentiate a hydatidiform mole from a conventional ectopic pregnancy, particularly in infertile women who have a history of ovulation induction.

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International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
Volume 4, Issue 4
January 2011
Pages 184-186

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