Molecular diagnosis of complete and partial hydatidiform moles
Authors:
Martina Putzová 1; Šárka Hadravská 1,2; Magdaléna Daumová 1,2
Authors‘ workplace:
Bioptická laboratoř s. r. o., Plzeň
1; Šiklův ústav patologie LF UK a FN Plzeň
2
Published in:
Čes.-slov. Patol., 59, 2023, No. 2, p. 64-67
Category:
Reviews Article
Overview
Complete and partial hydatidiform moles are abnormal products of conception that can be identified by clinical, ultrasonographic, morphologic, histologic, and genetic methods. The diagnosis is usually confirmed only by histological examination. However, accurate diagnosis based on morphological criteria is difficult and some studies have shown that misclassifications are common, even when analysed by highly experienced pathologists. Misdiagnosis may mean that women are either not included in adequate β-hCG follow-up with the risk that the hydatidiform mole progresses to choriocarcinoma or, conversely, are included in follow-up unnecessarily. A reliable complementary method to pathological interpretation may be genetic analysis of the conceptus to eliminate the diagnostic dilemma by distinguishing non-molar spontaneous abortions from hydatidiform moles and defining the type of hydatidiform mole. The aim of our short paper is to introduce the routine molecular analysis used in our laboratory to a wider range of clinical pathologists.
Keywords:
Aneuploidy – hydatidiform mole – molecular genetic analysis – STR
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