Obstetrics & Gynecology Science  2013;56(3):205-207

doi:10.5468/ogs.2013.56.3.205

Retained placenta accreta after a first-trimester abortion manifesting as an uterine mass.

Soyi LIM 1 ; Seung Yeon HA ; Kwang Beom LEE ; Ji Sung LEE

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Keywords

Placenta accrete; Abortion; Uterine neoplasm

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Placenta accreta during the first trimester of pregnancy is rare. Only a few cases of placenta accreta manifesting as a uterine mass have been published. Most patients with placenta accreta present with vaginal bleeding during or after pregnancy. This report describes a patient with placenta accreta that caused vaginal bleeding three years after a first trimester abortion. The patient had regular menstruation for three years after the abortion. Initially endometrial cancer or a uterine myoma with degeneration was suspected. This is the first report of a placenta accreta detected as a uterine mass long after a first trimester abortion with delayed vaginal bleeding.