<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Twin molar pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus is a rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease associated with an increased risk of obstetric complications and poor perinatal outcome. Prenatal diagnosis is essential for couple counseling and follow-up in Tertiary Reference Centers. Magnetic resonance imaging is important for the diagnostic differentiation of placental mesenchymal dysplasia and exclusion of myometrial invasion. Here we present a case of twin molar pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus diagnosed at gestational week 14 using two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. We also describe the obstetric management and postmolar follow-up.</p></abstract>

Twin molar pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus is a rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease associated with an increased risk of obstetric complications and poor perinatal outcome. Prenatal diagnosis is essential for couple counseling and follow-up in Tertiary Reference Centers. Magnetic resonance imaging is important for the diagnostic differentiation of placental mesenchymal dysplasia and exclusion of myometrial invasion. Here we present a case of twin molar pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus diagnosed at gestational week 14 using two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. We also describe the obstetric management and postmolar follow-up.

A twin pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus: prenatal diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Twin molar pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus is a rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease associated with an increased risk...

A twin pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus: prenatal diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

Article Category: case-report

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 299 - 305

Received: Jun 28, 2017

Accepted: Aug 16, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0044

Keywords
twin pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, staging

© 2017 Antonio Braga et al., published by Sciendo

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A twin pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus: prenatal diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

Article Category: case-report

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 299 - 305

Received: Jun 28, 2017

Accepted: Aug 16, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0044

Keywordstwin pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, staging

© 2017 Antonio Braga et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Public License.

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Keywords
twin pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, staging