Title

Perforating invasive hydatidiform mole a catastrophe: A case report

Authors

Suman Lakra^1,*, Sasmita Mallick² & Sujata Singh²

Affiliation

¹Department of OBG, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundargarh, Odisha, India; ²Department of OBG, Dharanidhar Medical college & hospital, Keonjhar, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Suman Lakra - E - mail: drishtichinky@gmail.com
Sasmita Mallick - E - mail: mallicksasmita960@gmail.com

Sujata Singh - E - mail: sujatamuniraj@gmail.com

Article Type

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Date

Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025

Abstract

A hydatidiform mole, also known as molar pregnancy, is a form of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) characterized by abnormal trophoblastic proliferation originating from the placenta. An invasive mole, a rare but potentially life-threatening variant of GTD, is defined by the invasion of trophoblastic tissue into the myometrium and, in some cases, beyond the uterus. We present the case of a 30-year-old multiparous woman who presented with persistent vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal pain approximately one month after self-administering an oral abortifacient. Emergency surgical intervention was required in this case to control hemorrhage and stabilize the patient. However, surgical intervention may become necessary to deal with hemoperitoneum where required.

Keywords

Fertility-preserving surgery, hemoperitoneum, invasive mole, uterine rupture

Citation

Lakra et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1140-1143(2025)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.