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Molar pregnancy in a 60‐year‐old woman
Author(s) -
Davidson S.A.,
Gottesfeld J.,
La Rosa F.G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(96)02781-6
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , molar pregnancy , obstetrics , molar , gynecology , gestation , dentistry , genetics , biology
Molar pregnancy has not been reported in women past the age of 57 in the English literature. This report reviews a 60‐year‐old woman who presented with irregular bleeding and was diagnosed as having a complete hydatidiform mole. The patient underwent hysterectomy and had spontaneous return of her human chorionic gonadotropin levels to normal. Diagnosis in this age group depends on a high level of suspicion, and hysterectomy should be considered due to the high risk of postmolar gestational trophoblastic tumor after suction uterine evacuation.