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hydatiform mole: types
complete/classical mole
- fertilization of an "empty egg"; diploid karyotype (paternal XX)
- no fetal parts; no chorionic membrane
- 20% malignant
complete mole with coexistent fetus (2%)
- molar degeneration of an identical twin
partial mole
- areas of molar change alternating with normal chorionic villi
- triploid karyotype (66% XXY; 33% XXX)
- early onset of preeclampsia
- fetal structures present (e.g., placenta)
- no malignant potential
see: hydatiform mole
Yong H. Hahn, MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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