Histopathological Diagnosis of Partial and Complete Hydatidiform Mole in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
- Vol. 6 (1), 69-77
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10024-002-0079-9
Abstract
The diagnosis of molar pregnancy is a continuing diagnostic problem for many practicing histopathologists who are required to examine specimens of products of conception, particularly since changes in gynecological management in recent years have resulted in uterine evacuation at earlier gestations. The aim of this review is to provide practical, up-to-date, diagnostically useful information regarding the histological diagnosis of molar disease in early pregnancy. Pathophysiological issues relevant to molar pregnancies, such as genetic abnormalities, will be briefly summarized, but nonhistopathological aspects of molar disease will not be covered in detail in this review.Keywords
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