Author/Authors :
Barut, Aykut Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey , Arikan, Iker Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey , Harma, Muge Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey , Harma, Mehmeet Ibrahim Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey , Barut, Figen Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Turkey , Coskan, Ahmet Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey
Abstract :
Hydatidiform moles are abnormal conceptions characterised by atypical hyperplastic trophoblasts and hydropic villi. Their incidence is approximately 1 in 1000 pregnancies. The recurrence risk of hydatidiform mole is approximately 1 in 60 in a subsequent pregnancy and 1 in 6.5 in the third pregnancy. In cases with recurrence, the majority of moles are of the same type as that in the preceding pregnancy. Here, we describe the case of a recurrent partial hydatidiform mole after an initial healthy pregnancy. Both pregnancies were evacuated by suction curettage, and the patient was followed by serial monitoring of β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels. Recurrent molar pregnancy is not an indication for chemotherapy, and subsequent pregnancies do not have an increased risk for other obstetric complications.
