Complete mole in a dichorionic twin pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2013 Jan;35(1):39-43. doi: 10.1590/s0100-72032013000100008.

Abstract

A dichorionic twin pregnancy with complete hydatidiform mole and coexistent fetus is a rare and challenging situation, whose pathogenesis has not been yet fully understood. We present a case of a 39-year-old woman who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection with two embryos transfer. The 12-week gestation ultrasound examination revealed normal fetus and placenta with features of hydatidiform mole, leading to pregnancy termination. Autopsy and histological examinations diagnosed a complete mole coexisting with a normal fetus, and the genetic analysis showed a diploid fetus with biparental genome and molar tissue with paternal diploidy. This case highlighted that complete molar pregnancies may still occur even though pregnancy is achieved after intracytoplasmic sperm injection. A review of the literature was performed by collecting data from the few similar reported cases and by commenting on the pathogenesis of this rare condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydatidiform Mole / pathology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Pregnancy, Twin*
  • Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*