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Microscopy: Further workup
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File:Histology of decidua.jpg|Histology of '''decidua''' for comparison, having smaller and brighter nuclei.
File:Histology of decidua.jpg|Histology of '''decidua''' for comparison, having smaller and brighter nuclei.
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*In the absence of both chorionic villi and ISITs, preferably perform '''cytokeratin immunostaining''' of each tissue sample, such as CAM5.2.<ref name="pmid14972447">{{cite journal| author=Konoplev SN, Dimashkieh HH, Stanek J| title=Cytokeratin immunohistochemistry: a procedure for exclusion of pregnancy in chorionic villi-negative specimen. | journal=Placenta | year= 2004 | volume= 25 | issue= 2-3 | pages= 146-52 | pmid=14972447 | doi=10.1016/S0143-4004(03)00188-7 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14972447  }} </ref>
*In the absence of chorionic villi and ISITs even after staining, '''call''' the clinician, since there may be an ectopic pregnancy.


===Microscopy report===
===Microscopy report===