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Hydatidiform Mole
Treatment may be one of the following:
- Removal of the mole using dilation and curettage (D & C) and suction
evacuation.
- Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy).
Following surgery, the doctor will follow the patient closely with regular blood tests to make sure the level of beta-HCG in the blood falls to normal
levels. If the blood level of beta-HCG increases or does not go down to
normal, more tests will be done to see whether the tumor has spread. Treatment
will then depend on whether the patient has nonmetastatic disease or metastatic
disease (see the treatment sections on metastatic or nonmetastatic disease).
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with hydatidiform mole.
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