11
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Problems in the histological assessment of hydatidiform moles: A study on consensus diagnosis and ploidy status by fluorescent in situ hybridisation

, , &
Pages 311-315 | Accepted 10 Jul 1996, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

References

  • Lage JM. The placenta. Pathology in Gynecology and Obstetrics4th ed., C Gompel, SG Silverberg. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia 1994; 448–514, In
  • Sander CM. What's new in placental pathology?. Pathology Annual Part 1, PP Rosen, RE Fechner. Appleton & Lange, Connecticut 1995; 59–93, In
  • Lage JM, Berkowitz RS, Rice LW. Flow cytometric analysis of DNA content in partial hydatidiform moles with persistent gestational trophoblastic tumor. Obstet Gynecol 1991; 77: 111–115
  • Rice, CW, Berkowitz, RS, Lage, GM, et al. Persistent gestational trophoblastic tumor after hydatidiform mole. Gynecol Oncol 1990; 36: 358–362
  • Looi LM, Sivanesaratnam V. Malignant evolution with fatal outcome in a patient with partial hydatidiform mole. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 1981; 21: 51–52
  • Bagshawe, KD, Lawler, SD, Paradinas, FJ, et al. Gestational trophoblastic tumours following initial diagnosis of partial hydatidiform mole. Lancet 1990; 335: 1074–1076
  • Gardner HAR, Lage JM. Choriocarcinoma following a partial hydatidiform mole: a case report. Hum Pathol 1992; 23: 468–471
  • Heifetz SA, Czaja J. In situ choriocarcinoma arising in partial hydatidiform mole: implications for the risk of persistent trophoblastic disease. Pediatr Pathol 1992; 12: 601–611
  • Javey, H, Borazjani, G, Behmard, S, et al. Discrepancies in the histological diagnosis of hydatidiform mole. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1979; 86: 480–483
  • Messerli, ML, Parmley, T, Woodruff, JD, et al. Inter- and intra-pathologist variability in the diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Obstet Gynecol 1987; 69: 622–626
  • Conran, RM, Hitchcock, CL, Popek, EJ, et al. Diagnostic considerations in molar gestations. Hum Pathol 1993; 24: 41–48
  • Howat, AJ, Beck, S, Fox, H, et al. Can histopathologists reliably diagnose molar pregnancy?. J Clin Pathol 1993; 46: 599–602
  • Paradinas, FJ, Browne, P, Fisher, RA, et al. A clinical, histopathological and flow cytometric study of 149 complete moles, 146 partial moles and 107 non-molar hydropic abortions. Histopathology 1996; 28: 101–109
  • Van de Kaa, CA, Nelson, KAM, Ramaekers, FCS, et al. Interphase cytogenetics in paraffin sections of routinely processed hydatidiform moles and hydropic abortions. J Pathol 1991; 165: 281–287
  • Wolman SR. Fluorescence in situ hybridisation: a new tool for the pathologist. Hum Pathol 1994; 25: 586–590
  • Cheville, JC, Greiner, T, Robinson, RA, et al. Ploidy analysis by flow cytometry and fluorescence in situ hybridisation in hydropic placentas and gestational trophoblastic disease. Hum Pathol 1995; 26: 753–757
  • Szulman AE, Surti U. The syndromes of hydatidiform mole: I. Cytogenetic and morphologic correlations. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1978; 131: 665–671
  • Szulman AE, Surti U. The syndromes of hydatidiform mole: II. Morphologic evolution of the complete and partial mole. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1978; 132: 20–27
  • Szulman AE, Surti U. The clinicopathologic profile of the partial hydatidiform mole. Obstet Gynecol 1982; 59: 597–602
  • Fox H, Laurini RN. Intraplacental choriocarcinoma: a report of two cases. J Clin Pathol 1988; 41: 1085–1088
  • Lage JM, Bagg A. Hydatidiform moles: DNA flow cytometry, image analysis and selected topics in molecular biology. Histopathology 1996; 28: 379–382

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.