GTD Flashcards
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a predominant maternal risk factor for molar pregnancy includes which of the following?
a. Advanced maternalage
b. Prior cesarean delivery
c. Type 2 diabetes mellitus
d. African American ethnicity
a. Advanced maternalage
also very young and prior h.mole
which of the following histological changes, as shown here, are characteristic of hydatidiform mole?
a. Chronic villitis and inclusion bodies
b. Cytotrophoblast and syncysiotrophoblast
c. Villous lymphocytic infiltrates and syncytial knots
d. Trophoblast proliferation and villous stromal edema
d. Trophoblast proliferation and villous stromal edema
hydatidiform moles are characterized by the lack of/presence of villi and nonmolar trophoblastic malignant neoplasm are characterized by the lack of/presence of villi.
hydatidiform moles are characterized by the presence of villi and nonmolar trophoblastic malignant neoplasm are characterized by the lack of villi.
Partial Mole
Karyotype
Preliminary diagnosis
uterine size
Karyotype - 69XXX or 69XXY
Preliminary diagnosis - missed abortion
uterine size - small for dates
Partial Mole
theca-lutein cysts
initial hCG level
rate of subsequent GTN
theca-lutein cysts - rare
initial hCG level - <100,000
rate of subsequent GTN - 1-5%
Complete Mole
Karyotype
Preliminary diagnosis
uterine size
Karyotype - 46XX
Preliminary diagnosis - molar gestation
uterine size - large for dates
Complete Mole
theca-lutein cysts
initial hCG level
rate of subsequent GTN
theca-lutein cysts - 25-30%
initial hCG level - >100,000
rate of subsequent GTN 15-20%
Partial Mole
embryo-fetus
amnion, fetal erythrocytes
villous edema
embryo-fetus - often present
amnion, fetal erythrocytes - often present
villous edema - focal
Partial Mole
throphoblastic proliferation
trophoblast atypia
p57 immunostaining
throphoblastic proliferation - focal, slight to moderate
trophoblast atypia - mild
p57 immunostaining - positive
Complete Mole
embryo-fetus
amnion, fetal erythrocytes
villous edema
embryo-fetus - absent
amnion, fetal erythrocytes - absent
villous edema - widespread
Complete Mole
throphoblastic proliferation
trophoblast atypia
p57 immunostaining
throphoblastic proliferation - slight to severe
trophoblast atypia - marked
p57 immunostaining - negative
With regard to molar pregnancies, what does the
term “androgenesis” refer to?
a. Increased placental androgen production
that promotes villous edema
b. Development of a zygote that contains
only maternal chromosomes
c. Increased placental androgen production
the leads to maternal virilization
d. Development of a zygote that contains only paternal chromosomes
d. Development of a zygote that contains only paternal chromosomes
Increased serum free thyroxine levels in women with hydatidiform moles stem from increases in which of the following:
A. Maternal estrogen levels
B. Fetal thyroxine production
C. Maternal progesterone levels
D. Maternal B-HCG levels
D. Maternal B-HCG levels
thyrotropin-like effects of hCG frequently cause serum free thyroxine (fT4) level to be levated and TSH levels to be decreased
(-) p57 immunostaining
a. incomplete mole
b. complete mole
b. complete mole
Triploid diandric monogenome
A. Partial mole
B. Complete mole
C. Invasive mole
D. Choriocarcinoma
A. Partial mole
Marked trophoblast atypia
A. Partial Mole
B. Complete Mole
C. Invasive Mole
D. Choriocarcinoma
B. Complete Mole
As gestation advances, symptoms tend to be more/less pronounced with complete complete mole compared to partial mole
As gestation advances, symptoms tend to be MORE pronounced with complete complete mole compared to partial mole
What is the phenomenon called when high serum hCG levels cause a false negative? Why?
Hook effect; excessive hCG level oversaturate the assay’s targeting antibody and create a falsely low reading
sonography yields a “snowstorm” appearance
A. Partial Mole
B. Complete Mole
C. Invasive Mole
D. Choriocarcinoma
B. Complete Mole
sonography yields a thickened, multicystic placenta along with a fetus or at least fetal tissue
A. Partial Mole
B. Complete Mole
C. Invasive Mole
D. Choriocarcinoma
A. Partial Mole
Sonography yields multi-cystic findings
A. Partial Mole
B. Complete Mole
C. Invasive Mole
D. Choriocarcinoma
A. Partial Mole