The villous stromal constituents of complete hydatidiform mole differ histologically in very early pregnancy from the normally developing placenta

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-185

  Kim, Kyu Rae ^a   Park, Bong Hee ^a   Hong, Young Ok ^a   Kwon, Hyuck Chan ^b   Robboy, Stanley J ^c  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Mirae and Heemang OBGYN Clinic   (South Korea)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Early regnancy; Hydatidiform mole; Karyorrhexis; Normal placenta; Stroma; Trophoblasts; Vasculogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA VILLUS; STROMA CELL; TROPHOBLAST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS CANCER;

APOPTOSIS; CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60249099617     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31817fada1     Document Type: Article

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