Molar pregnancy
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Microscopic evaluation
Molar pregnancy is evidenced by:
- Heterogeneity in villous size with one one hand large, hydropic villi, and small, fibrotic villi on the other.
- Enlarged villi being irregularly shaped with scalloped borders and trophoblastic pseudoinclusions, and sometimes cistern formation
- Trophoblastic hyperplasia
Molar pregnancy: Mildly hydropic villus with scalloped margins and moderate trophoblastic proliferation without cytologic atypia.
Molar pregnancy: Closer view of invaginations in a mildly hydropic villus.
Molar pregnancy, as evidenced by prominent traophblastic hyperplasia.
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In case of molar pregnancy, perform immunohistochemistry for p57. p57 negative cases with molar morphology are diagnosed as complete hydatidiform moles without genotyping. p57+ cases should be subjected to genotyping.[1]
Notes
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References
- ↑ Banet, Natalie; DeScipio, Cheryl; Murphy, Kathleen M; Beierl, Katie; Adams, Emily; Vang, Russell; Ronnett, Brigitte M (2013). "Characteristics of hydatidiform moles: analysis of a prospective series with p57 immunohistochemistry and molecular genotyping ". Modern Pathology 27 (2): 238–254. doi:. ISSN 0893-3952.
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