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Use of short tandem repeat analysis in unusual presentations of trophoblastic tumors and their mimics.
Human pathology - 1 Jun 2016
Aranake-Chrisinger John, Huettner Phyllis C, Hagemann Andrea R, Pfeifer John D
Abstract excerpt
Gestational trophoblastic tumors can be difficult to distinguish from nongestational neoplasms. Somatic and germ cell tumors can mimic gestational choriocarcinoma, and epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) is known for its histologic, and sometimes clinical, resemblance to squamous cell carcinoma. Short tandem repeat (STR) analysis can separate gestational from nongestational neoplasms and can provide useful...
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