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Genetically identified complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a live twin fetus: comparison with conventional diagnosis.
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation - 1 Jan 2007
Sumigama Seiji, Itakura Atsuo, Yamamoto Toshimichi, Nagasaka Tetsuro, Yamamoto Eiko, Ino Kazuhiko, Kikkawa Fumitaka
Abstract excerpt
Twin pregnancy consisting of a complete hydatidiform mole (CHM) along with a live co-existing fetus is a rare entity and difficult to diagnose. A 37-year-old Japanese woman demonstrated a living fetus, a placenta and a multicystic mass within one gestational sac on ultrasound at 10 weeks. Termination of the pregnancy was performed, and the specimen was classified as partial mole by macro- and microscopic...
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