Title: Partial molar pregnancy with live fetus at term: about a case and review of the literature
Authors: Roughaya Teyib Sidi Ebatt, Sidi brahim Maaloum ,Ibtissam bensrhir ,Amina Lakhedar,Najia Zeraidi,Aziz Baydada
Volume: 8
Issue: 7
Pages: 45-49
Publication Date: 2024/07/28
Abstract:
Partial hydatidiform mole (PHM) is one of the gestational trophoblastic diseases. Also known as embryonal mole, it is a pathological human egg with villi undergoing vesicular transformation, but retaining a recognizable placental shape and an amniotic cavity with a fetus. The most common diagnostic circumstance is spontaneous abortion in the first trimester. Rarely, partial moles persist beyond the first trimester, leading to maternal and fetal complications and diagnostic confusion. The genetic origin of MHP corresponds to a triploid conception with an additional chromosomal batch of paternal origin. The coexistence of a fetus of normal karyotype with an MHP is an exceptional situation. We report a rare case of partial molar pregnancy with a live fetus at 37 weeks' amenorrhea (SA) in a 38-year-old woman.