A cross sectional descriptive study on hydatidiform mole at Gambian tertiary hospital

Hydatidiform mole (H. mole) belongs to a spectrum of disease known as gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), resulting from overproduction of the chorionic tissue, which is normally supposed to develop into the placenta. Hydatidiform mole (molar pregnancy) is the non-malignant form of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.1,2 It is of clinical and epidemiological interest because of its significant complication in pregnancy. Hydatidiform moles are non-viable, genetically abnormal conceptions, showing excessive expression of paternal genes. In this condition, the placental tissues develop into an abnormal mass. Often, there is no fetal parts at all. However, partial moles may show presence of fetal tissue. This disease can occur even during or after intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy.