Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review
Benign gestational trophoblastic disease generally occurs in women of reproductive age and is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. Here, the authors describe a case of complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman with a history of lower abdominal bloating and vaginal bleeding....
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| description | Benign gestational trophoblastic disease generally occurs in women of reproductive age and is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. Here, the authors describe a case of complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman with a history of lower abdominal bloating and vaginal bleeding. The paper summarizes the clinical manifestations, physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment options for gestational trophoblastic disease in postmenopausal women. This study highlights that gestational trophoblastic disease can occur in postmenopausal women and that it is important to include it in the differential diagnosis of postmenopausal bleeding, to prevent delay in treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20ba666d5c934b639a8edf3e70810caf2022-12-21T20:09:18ZengElsevierCase Reports in Women's Health2214-91122021-07-0131e00338Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature reviewQin Wang0Hui Dong1Sichuan Provincial Center for Gynecology and Breast Diseases (Gynecology), PR China; Corresponding author.Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, PR ChinaBenign gestational trophoblastic disease generally occurs in women of reproductive age and is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. Here, the authors describe a case of complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman with a history of lower abdominal bloating and vaginal bleeding. The paper summarizes the clinical manifestations, physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment options for gestational trophoblastic disease in postmenopausal women. This study highlights that gestational trophoblastic disease can occur in postmenopausal women and that it is important to include it in the differential diagnosis of postmenopausal bleeding, to prevent delay in treatment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911221000564Hydatidiform moleMenopauseBleedingPregnancyCase report |
| spellingShingle | Qin Wang Hui Dong Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review Case Reports in Women's Health Hydatidiform mole Menopause Bleeding Pregnancy Case report |
| title | Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review |
| title_full | Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review |
| title_short | Complete hydatidiform mole in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman: A case report and literature review |
| title_sort | complete hydatidiform mole in a 52 year old postmenopausal woman a case report and literature review |
| topic | Hydatidiform mole Menopause Bleeding Pregnancy Case report |
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