Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Molar Pregnancy Presenting as a Large Abdominal Mass and ‘Hook Effect’

Abstract

Iftikhar S, Hartley J, Mahendran M and Morris A

A 20 year old woman presented in gynaecology department feeling generally unwell with vomiting and a large abdominal mass. The mass was of 28 weeks gravid uterus size. She reported a normal period 5 weeks earlier. A urine pregnancy test was weakly positive. She had a regular cycle with no other significant medical or surgical history. On examination she was pale and tachycardia, Pulse 104/min, BP 134/70 mmHg, Temp 36.4.