Open AccessA case report of complete mole with co-existent exaggerated placental site reaction and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Özhan Özdemir,
Mustafa Sarı,
Vefa Selimova,
Bunyamin Ugur Ilgın,
Cemal Atalay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.129670
Subject(s) - histopathology , myometrium , molar pregnancy , pregnancy , endometrium , ectopic pregnancy , lesion , gynecology , obstetrics , medicine , mole , differential diagnosis , molar , uterus , pathology , gestation , biology , dentistry , genetics
Exaggerated placental site (EPS) is defined as a non-neoplastic trophoblastic lesion, which intermediate trophoblasts infiltrate exaggeratedly into endometrium and myometrium. These lesions may occur following normal pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, abortus or molar pregnancy. Herein we share a case of EPS detected after evacuation due to molar pregnancy. We also review the related literature, where only a few reports exist describing the clinical course, histopathology and differential diagnosis of EPS.