A case of tubal hydatidiform mole

Ouafae Slimani, Fz Fdili Alaoui, Sofia Jayi, Hekmat Chaara, Hakima Bouguern, M. A. Malhouf, Nawal Hamas, Amal Bennani, Afaf Amarti

Department of Anatomopathology, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Gynecology Obstetric II, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2013.38112                

Abstract

Tubal hydatidiform mole is an uncommon condition with about 40 confirmed cases in the accessible literature. The patient usually presents with symptoms and signs of a classical ectopic pregnancy, and it is only after histological examination and DNA ploidy analysis of the conceptus that a hydatidiform mole is diagnosed. We present an unusual case of primi gravida at 6 weeks gestation that was diagnosed as having ectopic pregnancy.

Keywords

Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy; Molar Pregnancy; Ectopic Pregnancy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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