TheAnswerPage/Obstetrics & Gynecology
Thursday
August 28, 2008
This week:
Gestational trophoblastic disease


A 43-year old woman is being followed with serial human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels for a complete molar pregnancy. She is a G4P1Sab2Mole1. Her past medical history is otherwise unremarkable, although she used oral contraceptives for 10 years.

  1. What is the genetic makeup of a complete mole?
  2. What are the features that distinguish complete and partial hydatidiform moles?
  3. What risk factors did this patient have for developing a complete mole?
  4. What is the incidence of gestational trophoblastic disease?

 

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Specialty area:
Gynecologic oncology

Category:
Clinical managment
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