hydatidiform mole

hydatidiform mole
A slow-growing tumor that develops from trophoblastic cells (cells that help an embryo attach to the uterus and help form the placenta) after fertilization of an egg by a sperm. A hydatidiform mole contains many cysts (sacs of fluid). It is usually benign (noncancerous) but it may spread to nearby tissues (invasive mole). It may also become a malignant tumor called choriocarcinoma. Hydatidiform mole is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic tumor. Also called molar pregnancy.

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  • Hydatidiform mole — A tumor that forms in the uterus as a mass of cysts resembling a bunch of grapes. Moles occur during the childbearing years. They do not spread outside of the uterus. However, a malignancy called choriocarcinoma may start from a hydatidiform mole …   Medical dictionary

  • hydatidiform mole — ▪ pathology       in human pregnancy, abnormal growth of the chorion, the outermost vascular membrane that in a normal pregnancy would enclose the embryo and ultimately give rise to the placenta. In the situation in which the hydatidiform mole… …   Universalium

  • hydatidiform mole — hydatid mole; = vesicular mole a collection of fluid filled sacs that develop when the membrane (chorion) surrounding the embryo degenerates in early pregnancy with proliferation of the trophoblast. These sacs give the placenta the appearance of… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • hydatidiform mole — noun an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus • Syn: ↑hydatid mole, ↑molar pregnancy • Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy …   Useful english dictionary

  • hydatidiform mole — [ˌhʌɪdə tɪdɪfɔ:m] noun Medicine a cluster of fluid filled sacs formed in the womb by the degeneration of chorionic tissue around an aborting embryo …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Môle (médecine) — Môle hydatiforme Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mole. Môle hydatiforme CIM 10 : O01, D39.2 La môle hydatiforme est une anomalie rare de la grossesse, définie par la prolifération kystique des villosités choriales associée à une dégénérescence… …   Wikipédia en Français

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