Difference between revisions of "Trophoblast"

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 **Single uniform nucleus.
-===Implantation site===
-*Intermediate trophoblast.
+==Intermediate trophoblast==
+===General===
+*Found at implantation site.
+*Thought to be the cell of origin for:<ref name=pmid11192071>{{cite journal |author=Shih IM, Kurman RJ |title=The pathology of intermediate trophoblastic tumors and tumor-like lesions |journal=Int. J. Gynecol. Pathol. |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=31–47 |year=2001 |month=January |pmid=11192071 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
+**Exaggerated placental site (EPS).
+**Placental site nodule (PSN).
+**Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT).
+**Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT).
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*Large cells.
+*Eosinophilic cytoplasm.
+**May be multi-nucleated.
 ====IHC====