Hydatidiform mole with co-existent fetus. 1979

J H Wallace

Co-existence of hydatidiform mole and fetus is a rare condition, but one in which the radiologist, through ultrasound, can play an important role in diagnosis. The typical patient, with no pre-existing hypertension or renal disease, develops severe pre-eclampsia in the second trimester with elevated gonadotropin levels. Ultrasound shows a large placenta containing varying numbers of sonolucent spaces, associated with a live or dead fetus. This condition appears to be a separate entity from classical hydatidiform mole both pathologically and prognostically. It should also be differentiated from simple hydatidiform swelling which does not have the associated clinical picture.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D005333 Fetus The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN. Fetal Structures,Fetal Tissue,Fetuses,Mummified Fetus,Retained Fetus,Fetal Structure,Fetal Tissues,Fetus, Mummified,Fetus, Retained,Structure, Fetal,Structures, Fetal,Tissue, Fetal,Tissues, Fetal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006828 Hydatidiform Mole Trophoblastic hyperplasia associated with normal gestation, or molar pregnancy. It is characterized by the swelling of the CHORIONIC VILLI and elevated human CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN. Hydatidiform moles or molar pregnancy may be categorized as complete or partial based on their gross morphology, histopathology, and karyotype. Molar Pregnancy,Pregnancy, Molar,Hydatid Mole,Hydatidiform Mole, Complete,Hydatidiform Mole, Partial,Complete Hydatidiform Mole,Complete Hydatidiform Moles,Hydatid Moles,Hydatidiform Moles,Hydatidiform Moles, Complete,Hydatidiform Moles, Partial,Molar Pregnancies,Mole, Complete Hydatidiform,Mole, Hydatid,Mole, Hydatidiform,Mole, Partial Hydatidiform,Moles, Complete Hydatidiform,Moles, Hydatid,Moles, Hydatidiform,Moles, Partial Hydatidiform,Partial Hydatidiform Mole,Partial Hydatidiform Moles,Pregnancies, Molar
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D014594 Uterine Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS. Cancer of Uterus,Uterine Cancer,Cancer of the Uterus,Neoplasms, Uterine,Neoplasms, Uterus,Uterus Cancer,Uterus Neoplasms,Cancer, Uterine,Cancer, Uterus,Cancers, Uterine,Cancers, Uterus,Neoplasm, Uterine,Neoplasm, Uterus,Uterine Cancers,Uterine Neoplasm,Uterus Cancers,Uterus Neoplasm

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