Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumour Mimicking Placenta Previa

Niger Postgrad Med J. 2024 Jan 1;31(1):81-83. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_236_23. Epub 2024 Feb 7.

Abstract

We present a 42-year-old Nigerian woman who had three previous caesarean sections and is being managed conservatively for placenta previa. She underwent a caesarean hysterectomy on account of uncontrollable bleeding, and histopathology revealed a placental site trophoblastic tumour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Nigeria
  • Placenta
  • Placenta Previa* / surgery
  • Pregnancy
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site*
  • Uterine Neoplasms*