Gestational trophoblastic disease is a disease of the trophoblastic tissue that includes a heterogeneous variety of lesions with variable degree of neoplastic changes, including hydatidiform mole, ...

Baltimore, MD – Researchers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have used short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping and p57 immunohistochemistry to distinguish hydatidiform moles. The related ...

A complete hydatidiform mole (CHM) is a conceptus with only sperm-derived chromosomes. Here, we report on a CHM with genomic DNA identical to that of the paternal somatic cells. The CHM developed in a ...

Determination of pregnancy status is vital in the workup of a patient presenting with vaginal bleeding or lower abdominal pain. We report a case of false negative results on urine and serum pregnancy ...

Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide evidence to suggest that women with a rare twin-pregnancy disorder are at no more increased risk of malignant disease than women ...

A pregnancy that results in the formation of a hydatidiform mole is referred to as a molar pregnancy. A hydatidiform mole is a rapidly growing mass of vesicular tissue inside the uterus without the ...

Researchers have used short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping and p57 immunohistochemistry to distinguish hydatidiform moles. Researchers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have used short ...