Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumour Mimicking Placenta Previa

Mohammed Bukar1, Mohammed Bello Kawuwa1, H A Nggada2

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria.

We present a 42-year-old Nigerian woman who had three previous caesarean sections and is being managed conservatively for placenta previa. She underwent a caesarean hysterectomy on account of uncontrollable bleeding, and histopathology revealed a placental site trophoblastic tumour.