TY - JOUR
T1 - A twin pregnancy with partial hydatidiform mole and a coexisting normal fetus delivered at term
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Libretti, Alessandro
AU - Longo, Daniela
AU - Faiola, Stefano
AU - De Pedrini, Alberto
AU - Troìa, Libera
AU - Remorgida, Valentino
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Hydatiform mole occurs in 1/1000 singleton and 1/20000–100,000 twin pregnancies. Although the pregnancy often ends in a miscarriage or presents with many obstetric complications such as preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding, hyperthyroidism, prematurity, or fetal malformations, in some cases of twin pregnancy, one of the fetuses can develop normally. Coexistence of a viable fetus in a twin molar pregnancy is more commonly described for cases of complete hydatiform moles than partial hydatiform moles. A partial hydatiform mole coexisting with a normal fetus was suspected in a 40-year-old woman, G2P1, at twelve weeks of gestation of a twin dichorionic diamniotic pregnancy. Serial antenatal ultrasound scans and serial evaluations of human chorionic gonadotropin were performed, and a healthy baby was delivered at term without any obstetric or neonatal complications. A twin pregnancy with partial hydatidiform mole and a coexisting normal fetus is a rare obstetric condition that can result, under proper management, in the delivery of a healthy baby without any sequelae for the mother or child.
AB - Hydatiform mole occurs in 1/1000 singleton and 1/20000–100,000 twin pregnancies. Although the pregnancy often ends in a miscarriage or presents with many obstetric complications such as preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding, hyperthyroidism, prematurity, or fetal malformations, in some cases of twin pregnancy, one of the fetuses can develop normally. Coexistence of a viable fetus in a twin molar pregnancy is more commonly described for cases of complete hydatiform moles than partial hydatiform moles. A partial hydatiform mole coexisting with a normal fetus was suspected in a 40-year-old woman, G2P1, at twelve weeks of gestation of a twin dichorionic diamniotic pregnancy. Serial antenatal ultrasound scans and serial evaluations of human chorionic gonadotropin were performed, and a healthy baby was delivered at term without any obstetric or neonatal complications. A twin pregnancy with partial hydatidiform mole and a coexisting normal fetus is a rare obstetric condition that can result, under proper management, in the delivery of a healthy baby without any sequelae for the mother or child.
KW - Case report
KW - Hydatiform mole
KW - Living fetus
KW - Partial mole
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85171647989&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.crwh.2023.e00544
DO - 10.1016/j.crwh.2023.e00544
M3 - Article
SN - 2214-9112
VL - 39
JO - Case Reports in Women's Health
JF - Case Reports in Women's Health
M1 - e00544
ER -