Perimenopausal invasive complete hydatidiform mole: a rare encounter

Authors

  • Aasiya Rajbhandari Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2854-8241
  • Karishma Malla Vaidya Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bibhuti Dahal Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v12i1.33932

Keywords:

Complete mole; Hydatidiform mole; Invasive mole; Persistent Gestational trophoblastic disease;

Abstract

Invasive mole, classified under the gestational trophoblastic diseases, comprises of hydropic chorionic villi invading the underlying myometrium, blood vessels or extra-uterine sites. They are usually diagnosed clinically and are treated with chemotherapy. Thus, surgery is rarely performed owing to good response to chemotherapy and preservation of fertility, since most women are in reproductive age. Thus, these specimens are rarely encountered by the pathologists. Here, we report a case of invasive mole in a 48 year old female with persistent elevation of serum beta HCG levels and completed family status who underwent hysterectomy and was diagnosed as a case of invasive mole on histopathologic examination.

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Author Biographies

Aasiya Rajbhandari, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Pathology

Karishma Malla Vaidya, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Pathology

Bibhuti Dahal, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Pathology

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Published

2022-03-31

How to Cite

Rajbhandari, A., Malla Vaidya, K., & Dahal, B. (2022). Perimenopausal invasive complete hydatidiform mole: a rare encounter. Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 12(1), 1943–1945. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v12i1.33932

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