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Gestational trophoblastic disease (view source)
Revision as of 23:37, 9 March 2012
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Large cells | *Large cells: | ||
*Nuclear pleomorphism. | **Nuclear pleomorphism. | ||
*Cytoplasm: | **Cytoplasm: | ||
**Abundant. | ***Abundant. | ||
**Solid, i.e. not vesicular. | ***Solid, i.e. not vesicular. | ||
**Light basophilic, not clear - '''key feature'''. | ***Light basophilic, not clear - '''key feature'''. | ||
*[[NC ratio]] ~ normal. | **[[NC ratio]] ~ normal. | ||
*+/-Multinucleated cells. | *+/-Multinucleated cells. | ||
*Ectatic blood vessels. | |||
Note: | |||
*'''No''' chorionic villi. | |||
**If villi are present... it is probably a [[hydatidiform mole]]. | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||