Abstract
Background:
Gestational trophoblastic disease generally occurs in woman of reproductive age and is extremely rare in postmenopausal woman. There is a high rate of malignant sequale after molar evacuation in this age group and, therefore, primary hysterectomy is the treatment recommended.
Case:
We report on a 55-year-old woman with gestational trophoblastic disease.
Conclusions:
To our knowledge, our case is the fifth description in the world literature of a benign complete hyaditidiform mole in a postmenopausal woman. It is important to maintain a high level of suspicion for the diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease in an elderly woman, as diagnosis can often be missed as in our case. (J GYNECOL SURG 25:163)
