A CASE OF QUADRUPLET PREGNANCY CONTAINING COMPLETE MOLE AND 3 FETUSES

Authors
HOSHI K MORIMURA Y AZUMA C SAJI F AZUMA T SATO A
Citation
K. Hoshi et al., A CASE OF QUADRUPLET PREGNANCY CONTAINING COMPLETE MOLE AND 3 FETUSES, American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 170(5), 1994, pp. 1372-1373
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029378
Volume
170
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
1372 - 1373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9378(1994)170:5<1372:ACOQPC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A case of a quadruplet pregnancy containing a complete mole and three fetuses is reported. A 29-year-old Japanese woman who had received clo miphene therapy was delivered of a complete mole, one dead and two liv ing fetuses, and three placentas. Deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprint an alysis proved the androgenesis of molar tissue and the trizygosity of the three fetuses.