Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of OB-GYN, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia and Maternity Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore Med J, 1978 Mar;19(1):33-6.
PMID: 663681

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of 102 cases of hydatidiform moles seen in the Maternity Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is presented. The incidence was 1 : 669. The tumour was more common In the Malays and in the lower social class patients. No specific age group or parity group was exempted. Vaginal bleeding and amenorrhoea were prominent features. Hyperemesis and abdominal cramps occurred less commonly. The uterine size was larger than dates in 62.7% of patients. Pre-eclampsia complicated 23.5% of the moles and Its severity was inversely related to the uterine size. Spontaneous abortion occurred In 57.8% of patients at a mean gestational period of 19 weeks.

Study site: Maternity Hospital Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia

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