Affiliation:
1. (3rd Year Post Graduate), Katuri Medical College And Hospital, Guntur.
2. Associate Professor,Katuri Medical College And Hospital,Guntur.
Abstract
Hydatidiform mole with a coexisting fetus is an extremely rare
phenomenon; the incidence of such an occurrence ranges
from 1 in 10 000 to 1 in 100000 gestations(Cunningham et al.,
1997).There were two possible conditions:a partial mole with
an abnormaltriploid fetus, and a complete mole combined
with a normal fetus and placenta. Most cases suffer severe
complications, such as pre-eclampsia, abortion and preterm
delivery,or termination immediately after the diagnosis.
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