Molar pregnancy in a 60-year-old woman.

Abstract

Molar pregnancy has not been reported in women past the age of 57 in the English literature. This report reviews a 60-year-old woman who presented with irregular bleeding and was diagnosed as having a complete hydatidiform mole. The patient underwent hysterectomy and had spontaneous return of her human chorionic gonadotropin levels to normal. Diagnosis in this age group depends on a high level of suspicion, and hysterectomy should be considered due to the high risk of postmolar gestational trophoblastic tumor after suction uterine evacuation.

• Authors: S A Davidson, J Gottesfeld, F G La Rosa
• Journal: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (Int J Gynaecol Obstet) Vol. 56 Issue 1 Pg. 53-5 (Jan 1997) ISSN: 0020-7292 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9049695 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human

Topics

• Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human (blood)
• Female
• Humans
• Hydatidiform Mole (blood, diagnosis, surgery)
• Hysterectomy
• Maternal Age
• Middle Aged
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy, High-Risk
• Uterine Neoplasms (blood, diagnosis, surgery)