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p57KIP2 immunohistochemistry in early molar pregnancies: emphasis on its complementary role in the differential diagnosis of hydropic abortuses.
Human pathology - 1 Feb 2005
Merchant Shakil H, Amin Mitual B, Viswanatha David S, Malhotra Rajwant K, Moehlenkamp Cynthia, Joste Nancy E
Abstract excerpt
Morphologic examination still forms the main diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of molar pregnancies. However, the criteria are subjective and show considerable interobserver variability among pathologists. Once a diagnosis of molar pregnancy is made, DNA ploidy studies help to differentiate a triploid partial mole from diploid complete mole (CM). However, with earlier diagnosis and therapeutic...
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