Open AccessTwin pregnancy with a complete hydatidiform mole and a surviving co-existent twin
Author(s) -
KK Nanayakkara,
UG Rodrigo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sri lanka journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2279-1655
pISSN - 1391-7536
DOI - 10.4038/sljog.v31i2.1760
Subject(s) - molar pregnancy , twin pregnancy , medicine , obstetrics , molar , obstetrics and gynaecology , sri lanka , pregnancy , placenta , gynecology , mole , fetus , gestation , biology , genetics , south asia , dentistry , history , ethnology
Hydatidiform molar change, characterized by abnormal fetoplacental development and placental villous trophoblast hyperplasia, results from genetically abnormal conception, which consists of paternally derived genetic material. We report a pregnancy in which molar change is documented in association with a live fetus, with a clear distinction both sonographically and pathologically, between the molar and non-molar regions of the placenta. A greater risk of post molar disease and the literature survey on indications to initiate chemotherapy immediately after delivery, is presented in detail. Key words: H mole; twin pregnancy. DOI: 10.4038/sljog.v31i2.1760 Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2009; 31 : 136-138
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