Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Question No. 16. The Answer is: (A) Complete moles consist of hyperplastic trophoblatic tissue that is usually associated with fetal development.

Discussion: A complete mole consists of trophoblastic tissue without evidence of fetal development. A partial mole, however, consists of trophoblastic tissue and fetal tissues,often showing triploidy. Rarely the triploid fetus survives to term.

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