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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2004;47(8):1586-1590. Published online August 1, 2004.
- A Case of Partial Hydatidiform Mole with Coexisting Twin Pregnancy Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer.
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Yoo Kyung Lee, Hyo Sook Sung, Joon Seok Hong, Soon Sup Shim, Joong Shin Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Bo Hyun Yoon, Hee Chul Syn
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Abstract
- Hydatidiform mole, characterized by abnormal fetoplacental development and placental villous trophoblast hyperplasia, results from genetically abnormal conception. Twin pregnancy consisting of hydatidiform mole (H-mole) and a coexisting fetus occurs with an estimated incidence of 1 per 10,000-100,000 pregnancies. There are several data which H-mole and a coexisting fetus can carry out viable fetus recently. However this unusual pregnancy has the risks of malignant change and severe medical complications, so it is a dilemma to decide continuation or termination of pregnancy. We present a twin pregnancy with partial H-mole and a coexisting fetus that occurred following IVF-ET, which was terminated at 16 weeks of gestation.
Keywords :Twin pregnancy;Hydatidiform mole;Coexisting fetus;IVF-ET
