Molar Pregnancy Flashcards
What is a molar pregnancy?
What is the difference between complete and partial mole?
Molar pregnancy is an abnormal embryo
Complete - no DNA in egg
Partial (parent = both DNA there) - 3 copies of DNA
What kind of mole is associated with malignancy?
Complete - choriocarcinoma
C=C
How does it present?
+/- bleeding
+/- passage of “grape like tissue”
Hyperemesis
Hyperthyroidism
Snowstorm appearance on TVUS.
How does the other type appear?
Snowstorm = complete Partial = foetus is able to be made out
How is it managed?
Who must it be registered and followed up with?
Uterine evacuation - sample sent for histology
Molar pregnancy services
Why does molar pregnancy often present with hyperemesis?
Huge levels of hCG are produced in molar pregnancy - which causes N+V
Why does molar pregnancy often present with hyperemesis?
Huge levels of hCG are produced in molar pregnancy - which causes N+V
