Iranian Journal of Pathology

Ruptured Complete Hydatidiform Mole in the Fallopian Tube

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Mimi Gangopadhyay1 1
Arghya Bandyopadhyay 1
Sailes Ray 2
Pranati Bera 1
Biswajit Dey 3

1 Dept. of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College,West Bengal, India

2 Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, North Bengal Medical College,West Bengal, India

3 Medica North Bengal Clinic,West Bengal, India

Abstract
Tubal pregnancies are common but presence of hydatidiform mole in tube is a rare entity. A woman of 53years presented with acute abdomen, preoperative pregnancy test was positive and ultrasonography suspected the case as hydatidiform mole in right tube. The patient was treated with total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy as her family was completed. Subsequent histopathological examination showed ruptured complete hydatidiform mole in right tube. Postoperative period was uneventful with normalization of β-HCG titer within two weeks.

Keywords

Tubal pregnancy
Hydatidiform Moles
India
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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 6, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Autumn 2011
Pages 216-218

  • Receive Date 19 September 2014

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