Partial hydatidiform mole. a review of eight cases

This is a review of 8 cases of partial moles in Mosul, from 1979 to 1983. The 8 patients had partial moles associated with recent or prolonged intrauterine fetal death. They were diagnosed as missed abortion in 7 patients and as antepartum hemorrhage in 1. However, the final diagnosis was made macroscopically after spontaneous or operative evacuation of the uterus. The incidence of partial mole among complete hydatidiform moles was 5. 8% with a ratio of 1:17. Neither the clinical examination nor ultrasonography was helpful in the diagnosis of partial mole before evacuation of the uterus