Fig. 2: Complete hydatidiform moles (two examples). | Modern Pathology

Fig. 2: Complete hydatidiform moles (two examples).

From: Refined diagnosis of hydatidiform moles with p57 immunohistochemistry and molecular genotyping: updated analysis of a prospective series of 2217 cases

Fig. 2

a, b Hydropically enlarged villi have trophoblastic hyperplasia, trophoblastic inclusions, and cisterns. c, d Loss of p57 expression in villous cytotrophoblast and stromal cells confirms the diagnoses (internal positive control in intermediate trophoblastic cells). Genotyping demonstrated purely androgenetic DNA patterns for these.

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