Gestational choriocarcinoma at Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, 2004-2010.

The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the frequency, risk factors, management and prognosis of gestational choriocarcinoma at the gynaecology-obstetrics C department of the Ibn Rochd Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco over a 7-year period (2004-2010). There were 18 760 pregnancies in the study period, among which 8 cases of gestational choriocarcinoma were recorded, a frequency of 43/100 000 or 1 case of gestational choriocarcinoma in 2345 pregnancies. Maternal age ranged from 20 to 48 years.

[Hyperthyroidism in molar pregnancy].

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism is a rare complication of molar pregnancy.

Case Report: We report a 39-year-old woman who presented a thyrotoxic syndrome accompanying a molar pregnancy. Serum thyroid hormones were elevated and returned to normal level after uterine evacuation of a molar pregnancy.

[Breast angiosarcoma: a case report].

The breast angiosarcoma is an endothelial malign tumor. Its prevalence is about 0.04% of all breast malignant tumors.

[Pregnancy in Gaucher disease].

Gaucher disease is a lysosomal storage disorder due to deficiency of glucocerebrosidase. The association with pregnancy exposes the worsening of the disease and complications of pregnancy and puerperium. We report a case of pregnancy in a woman of 35 years, suffering from Gaucher disease type 1.

[Partial hydatidiform mole in Morocco: an epidemiological and clinical study].

This retrospective study reviewed cases of partial hydatidiform mole (PHM) diagnosed at the University Hospital in Casablanca from 2000 to 2010 in order to examine the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and progressive pathological factors associated with PHM. All PHM cases confirmed clinically and sonographically at pathological examination were included. We identified 24 cases of PHM among 60 748 births and 1704 abortions, giving a frequency of 0.

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a report of twenty cases.

Introduction: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a benign lesion of the mammary gland characterised by the presence of non-infectious inflammatory breast lesions limited to the lobules.

Objective: We report twenty cases of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) with a discussion of epidemiology, clinical and diagnostic features, treatment and progress of this pathological entity.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of twenty cases compiled from a ten-year period, from 952 pathological anatomy examinations carried out to investigate various breast pathologies.

[Pregnancy and extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor: an exceptional association].

Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGIST) are rare entities. The coexistence of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor and pregnancy is exceptional. We describe a case of this association, three years after the first diagnosis of EGIST made during exploratory laparotomy for abdominal-pelvic mass.

[Physical violence during pregnancy in Morocco].

Introduction: Physical abuse are a serious social problem and an issue of perinatal health.

Material And Methods: This article presents the results of a survey conducted at the CHU Ibn Rochd of Casablanca (Morocco), over a period of one year, in order to determine their frequency, risk factors, maternal diseases and obstetric complications.

Results: The results of our survey found that women who reported physical abuse have a frequency of 12.

[Demons-Meigs syndrome: information on a new case and review of the literature].

Demons-Meigs syndrome is a benign tumor of the ovary. It is very rare and its physiopathology remains obscure. We report a case of Demons-Meigs syndrome in a woman aged 51 years.

[Complete hydatiforme mole in Morocco: epidemiological and clinical study].

Objective: Complete hydatidiform moles (CHM) are a real public health problem, especially in the "southern countries" and Asia, because of their impact on the female reproduction and the risk to progression to either invasive mole or choriocarcinoma.

Patients And Methods: We collected the cases of CHM referred to our department over a period of ten years (2000 to 2009). We will present our results, emphasize the modalities of diagnosis, treatment and evolution, with a review of literature.

[Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis with favorable outcome with medical treatment].

Granulomatous mastitis is a rare inflammatory disorder. Its etiology remains unknown. We report a 42-year-old female who presented with an idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.

[Acardiac headless twin: a case report and review of the literature].

Introduction: Monochorial twin pregnancies are characterised by the presence of vascular connections between the twins. These connections can be the cause of pathologies such as the twin-twin transfusion syndrome or the TRAP syndrome, which is defined as the association of a headless, acardiac twin with a healthy twin.

Case Report: The case of an acardiac, headless twin diagnosed during pregnancy at 24 weeks of amenorrhea is described.