Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare occurrence and consequently not often considered as a diagnostic possibility. In this article, an attempt was made to stress on the need for histopathological examination and follow up of every case of ectopic pregnancy. This was substantiated with the...

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Autores principales: Borah, Tulon, Raphael, Vandana, Panda, Subrat, Saharia, Pallab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Avicenna Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23926491
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author Borah, Tulon
Raphael, Vandana
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Saharia, Pallab
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description INTRODUCTION: Ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare occurrence and consequently not often considered as a diagnostic possibility. In this article, an attempt was made to stress on the need for histopathological examination and follow up of every case of ectopic pregnancy. This was substantiated with the help of a case report. CASE PRESENTATION: A 30-year-old gravida 4, para 3, pregnant woman with a 7-week history of amenorrhea attended hospital with abdominal pain. Per vaginal examination revealed a tender left adnexal mass measuring 4x4 cm and on ultrasonography there was a live fetus corresponding to a 7-week and 6 days gestation with free fluid in the pelvic cavity. Laparotomy, revealed a ruptured left tubal ectopic pregnancy and histopathological examination was suggestive of a molar pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Although rare, molar changes can occur at any site of an ectopic pregnancy. Clinical diagnosis of a molar pregnancy is difficult but histopathology is the gold standard for diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-37192962013-08-07 Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity Borah, Tulon Raphael, Vandana Panda, Subrat Saharia, Pallab J Reprod Infertil Case Report INTRODUCTION: Ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare occurrence and consequently not often considered as a diagnostic possibility. In this article, an attempt was made to stress on the need for histopathological examination and follow up of every case of ectopic pregnancy. This was substantiated with the help of a case report. CASE PRESENTATION: A 30-year-old gravida 4, para 3, pregnant woman with a 7-week history of amenorrhea attended hospital with abdominal pain. Per vaginal examination revealed a tender left adnexal mass measuring 4x4 cm and on ultrasonography there was a live fetus corresponding to a 7-week and 6 days gestation with free fluid in the pelvic cavity. Laparotomy, revealed a ruptured left tubal ectopic pregnancy and histopathological examination was suggestive of a molar pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Although rare, molar changes can occur at any site of an ectopic pregnancy. Clinical diagnosis of a molar pregnancy is difficult but histopathology is the gold standard for diagnosis. Avicenna Research Institute 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3719296/ /pubmed/23926491 Text en Copyright © 2010 Avicenna Research Institute http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Borah, Tulon
Raphael, Vandana
Panda, Subrat
Saharia, Pallab
Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity
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title_full Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity
title_fullStr Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity
title_short Ectopic Molar Pregnancy: A Rare Entity
title_sort ectopic molar pregnancy: a rare entity
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23926491
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