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hydatiform mole
- trophoblastic proliferation with avascularity of chorionic villi
- marked edema and enlargement of chorionic villi
- severe eclampsia prior to 24 weeks
- 1st trimester bleeding
- abnormal elevation of beta-hCG
- passing grapelike vesicles per vagina
- uterus large for dates (50%)
- hyperechoic intrauterine tissue interspersed with numerous punctate
hypoechoic areas (hydropic villi)
- in 25% atypical appearance: large hyperechoic areas (blood clots) and
areas of cystic degeneration; resembles incomplete abortion
- thick hyperechoic rim around central anechoic zone
- bilateral theca lutein cysts (18-37%)
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Yong H. Hahn, MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
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