Role of mechanical hysteroscopic tissue removal system in post-molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia management: case report and literature review
Complete hydatidiform moles are precancerous gestational trophoblastic diseases, with 15%-20% progressing to post-molar neoplasia. The gold standard treatment of low-risk neoplasia is single-agent chemotherapy. A second curettage is an alternative to avoid chemotherapy; hysteroscopic resection is not described in the guidelines. We report a case of post-molar neoplasia treated using a mechanical hysteroscopic tissue removal system (TruClear°) and review the limited literature on the subject. A patient was diagnosed with low-risk post-molar neoplasia in our department. Ultrasound evaluation revealed uterine trophoblastic retention, which was managed with mechanical hysteroscopic resection. In conclusion, hysteroscopic resection could be a potential alternative to second curettage in highly selected cases of low-risk post-molar neoplasia.
Authors
- Frédéric Kridelka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-6967)
- Frédéric Goffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-9204)
- Patricia Nervo
- Sophie Schoenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2064-9897)
- Katty Delbecque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-0750)
- Florence Hanocq
Institutions
- University of Liège (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaf190
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00