Gestational trophoblastic disease

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Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) includes choriocarcinoma and hydatidiform moles.

Overview

Most common

Overview of gestational trophoblastic disease:

Gross Nuclear atypia Villi IHC DNA content Images
Complete mole "snowstorm" +/- ? yes, all abnormal [1] p57(KIP2) -ve Paternal, diploid Complete mole (pathconsultddx.com)
Partial mole grape-like
clusters
+/- large villi, villi with cisterns,
villi with cytotrophoblastic inclusions
p57(KIP2) +ve Maternal & paternal, tripoid Partial mole (utah.edu)
Choriocarcinoma haemorrahagic, necrotic marked none beta-hCG +ve ? Choriocarcinoma - testicular (webpathology.com)

More comprehensive overview

Benign abnormal looking placenta:

Abnormal fertilization:

Tumours:

Entities

Choriocarcinoma

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Two cell populations:
  1. Cytotrophoblasts - key feature.
    • Clear cytoplasm.
    • Polygonal shaped cells in cords/masses.
    • Distinct cell borders.
    • Single uniform nucleus.
  2. Syncytiotrophoblasts - may be absent.[3]
    • Large + many irreg. or lobular hyperchromatic nuclei.
    • Eosinophilic vacuolated cytoplasm (contains hCG).
  • +/-Hemorrhage.
  • +/-Necrosis.

Notes:

  • No chorionic villi should be present.
  • The dual cell population may not be evident at first.
    • Hemorrhage and marked nuclear pleomorphism are suggestive of the diagnosis.

Images:

IHC

  • beta-hCG +ve.[5]
    • Classically said to be produced by syncytiotrophoblasts.[6]
      • Cytotrophoblasts also produce some.[6][7]

Hydatidiform moles

General

  • Significance: increased risk for choriocarcinoma (in complete moles).
  • Non-neoplastic proliferation.

Etymology:

  • Hydatid is literally watery vesicle.[8]

Types

  1. Partial mole - see partial mole.
  2. Complete mole - see complete mole.
  3. Invasive mole.
    • Within uterine muscle +/- vessels.

Microscopic

Hydropic changes:

Entity Villi (outline) Cisterns Blood vessels Nucleated RBCs p57 / Ki-67[9] staining Ploidy Image
Complete mole bizarre; often not ovoid; fissures/slit-like gaps well-developed canalicular (thin walled) / few (???) rare -ve / ~70% diploid / tetraploid [1], [2], [3], [4]
Partial mole jagged, still quasi ovoid poorly developed / small present common +ve / ~70% triploid [5], [6]
Hydropic abortus smooth poorly developed / small common common +ve / ~20% diploid [7]

Mole vs. normal

Non-molar vs. partial vs. complete - short version

Features:[11]

  • Non-molar pregnancy: polar proliferation of trophoblastic tissue.
  • Partial mole: Norwegian fjord periphery, circumferential or multifocal trophoblastic proliferation, fetal parts.
  • Complete mole: grapes grossly, large villi with round borders.

IHC

  • p57(KIP2) - the gene is strongly paternally imprinted and the paternal copy is inactived; its expression is from the maternal gene.
    • Complete moles lacks the maternal genome; thus, p57(KIP2) immunostaining is absent.[12]
    • Memory device:
      • p57 is positive in partial moles.
      • 3 Ps - partial moles are triploid.

Molecular

Partial hydatidiform mole

  • AKA partial mole.

General

Genetics:

  • Polypoid - usually triploid (e.g. 69XXY).

Images: [8]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Abnormal chorionic villi.
    • Villi too large (>0.1 mm ?).
    • Villi with cisterns.
      • Contain fluid in the centre, i.e. are "hydropic".
    • Villi with cytotrophoblastic inclusions.
      • Cytotrophoblast in the core of a villus (normally it is only at the surface of the villus).
  • May have fetal parts, such as nucleated RBCs.
  • Trophoblastic proliferation.
  • "Norwegian fjord periphery"[15] - jagged border / irregular sawtooth-like periphery.
    • Complete moles tend to have a smooth border

Images:

Complete hydatidiform mole

  • AKA complete mole, AKA classic mole.

General

Epidemiology:

Genetics:

  • Diploid - most are 46XX.
  • Male derived, i.e. arise from DNA in sperm; empty egg fertilized.

Radiology

  • "Snowstorm" appearance on ultrasound.[17]

Microscopic

Features:

  • No normal villi.
  • No fetal parts seen.
    • Very rarely nucleated RBCs.

Image:

Entities - intermediate trophoblast

Entity Key feature Other histologic features IHC DDx Other Image
Placental site nodule (PSN) paucicellular, hyaline material no mitotic activity IHC? EPS ??? post-partum (ijpmonline.org)
Exaggerated placental site (EPS) abundant intermediate trophoblasts - between muscle no mitotic activity MIB1 ~0% PSTT, PSN post-partum Image?
Placental site trophoblastic tumour (PSTT) abundant cytoplasm - not clear +/-multinucleation MIB1 high EPS Other? (webpathology.com)
Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour (ETT) nests of cells in hyaline stroma eosinophilic cytoplasm, central nucleus MIB1 low squamous carcinoma Other? (webpathology.com)
Choriocarcinoma polygonal cells with clear cytoplasm (cytotrophoblasts) multinucleated cells with smudged nuclei (syncytiotrophoblasts), usu. no chorionic villi beta-hCG DDx? elevated beta-hCG (serum); not intermediate trophoblast derived. (webpathology.com)

Placental site nodule

  • Abbreviated PSN.

General

  • Benign.
  • Intermediate trophoblast remnants from a previous gestation.[18]

Microscopic

Features:[18]

  • Paucicellular with hyaline material scattered cells.
  • Variable cell population:
    • Small-large cells.
    • Clear to eosinophilic cytoplasm.
    • +/-Multinucleation.

Notes:

  • No mitotic activity.

Images:

DDx:

Exaggerated placental site

  • Abbreviated EPS.

General

  • Benign.

Definition:

Note:

  • Used to go by a terrible old term: syncytial endometritis:[19]
    • Not syncytial -- mostly.
    • Not inflammatory.

Microscopic

Features:[19]

  • Intermediate trophoblast:
    • Abundant (eosinophilic) cytoplasm.
  • Usu. adjacent to:
    • Chorionic villi.
    • Decidua - endometrial stromal cells with a nucleus central, eosinphilic cytoplasm, well-defined cell borders.
  • No mitotic activity.

DDx:

IHC

  • MIB1 ~0%.
    • Used to differentiate from PSTT.

Placental site trophoblastic tumour

  • Abbreviated PSTT.
  • Malignant counterpart of exaggerated placental site (abbreviated EPS).

General

Clinical

  • Raised beta-hCG - but usually not has high as in choriocarcinoma.[20]
  • Derived from intermediate trophoblast.

Epidemiology

  • Usually follows a normal pregnancy ~ 75% of cases.[20]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Large cells.
  • Nuclear pleomorphism.
  • Cytoplasm:
    • Abundant.
    • Solid, i.e. not vesicular.
    • Light basophilic, not clear - key feature.
  • NC ratio ~ normal.
  • +/-Multinucleated cells.

DDx:

EPS vs. PSTT:

  • EPS has a low MIB1 (Ki-67).

Images:

Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour

  • Abbreviated ETT.

General

  • Often in endocervix.
  • Malignant counterpart of placental site nodule or PSN.

Clinical:

  • Vaginal bleeding.
  • Elevated beta-hCG.

Microscopic

Features:[21]

  • Architecture: nests in hyaline matrix.
  • Cytoplasm: abundant, eosinophilic.

DDx:

Images:

IHC

Features:[22]

  • Cyclin E +ve (nuclear).
  • p16 -ve.
    • +ve (nuclear) in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.

See also

References

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