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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (Hydatidiform Mole & Choriocarcinoma)
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Outcome, Follow-Up, Complications, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: choriocarcinoma; hydatidiform mole.
Excerpt: | |  Hydatidiform mole
| | – Amenorrhea – Irregular uterine bleeding – Serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)- subunit > 40,000 mU/mL – Passage of grape-like clusters of enlarged edematous villi per vagina – Ultrasound of uterus shows characteristic heterogeneous echogenic image and no fetus or placenta – Cytogenetic composition is 46,XX (85%) completely of paternal origin |
Choriocarcinoma: Presence of detectable -hCG after mole evacuation |
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