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Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy in twin placentas with complete hydatidiform mole.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18702565     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Complete hydatidiform mole with a coexistent normal twin is rare, but the mortality rate for the coexistent twin is high, usually attributed to preeclampsia or vaginal bleeding. Placental examination of 3 twin pregnancies complicated by complete hydatidiform mole revealed significant abnormalities in the fetal vasculature. In 1 case, an intrauterine demise at 27 weeks, the placenta showed chorionic plate vessels with mural fibrin thrombi. The placenta from a second case, delivered at 30 weeks for preterm labor, showed similar thrombi in chorionic plate vessels, accompanied by calcification. A third case delivered at 35 weeks produced a liveborn infant, and the placenta showed villous stromal-vascular karyorrhexis, avascular villi, and stem villous thrombosis. Fetal placental thrombotic lesions seen in the coexistent twin circulation, associated with a complete hydatidiform mole, may play a heretofore unrecognized role in the morbidity and mortality of the fetus.
Authors:
Linda M Ernst; Doris Chou; Samuel Parry
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1093-5266     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Dev. Pathol.     Publication Date:    2009 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-18     Completed Date:  2009-05-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9809673     Medline TA:  Pediatr Dev Pathol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  63-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA, USA. ernst@mail.chop.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Vessels / pathology
Female
Fetus
Humans
Hydatidiform Mole / pathology*
Placenta / blood supply*,  pathology
Placenta Diseases / pathology*
Pregnancy
Thrombosis / pathology*
Twins

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