Identification of a hydatidiform mole in twin pregnancy following assisted reproduction. 2020

Yan Liu, and Xingzheng Zheng, and Yuxiang Wang, and Yan Li, and Congrong Liu
Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China. laylaly@bjmu.edu.cn.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify a co-existing hydatidiform mole (HM) in twin pregnancy from the abnormal mixed-genomic products of conception (POC) after assisted reproduction by histopathological review, evaluation of p57kip2 immunostaining and short tandem repeat genotyping. METHODS Thirty-seven patients were collected with suspicion for HM by pathological morphology. They had two embryos individually transferred to their uterus after in vitro fertilization and presented two gestational sacs with undeveloped embryos or one sac with an abnormal area by ultrasonography. RESULTS Thirty patients were diagnosed as singleton pregnancy, including twenty-two non-molar gestations, six trisomy gestations, one homozygous complete mole and one heterozygous partial mole. Although six patients had ultrasonic imaging of two gestational sacs, the embryonic components in the vacant sac might fade away after transferring. Other seven patients were considered as twin pregnancy by the allelic genotype from two individual conceptions. For the patients with uniform p57kip2 positivity, excessive paternal alleles indicated the potential partial HM in the twin pregnancy. For the patients demonstrated divergent and/or discordant p57kip2 immunostaining, twin pregnancy with co-existing complete HM or mosaic conception were confirmed by genotyping of different villi population respectively. These patients were monitored by serum β-HCG, while one twin pregnancy with complete mole suffered invasive mole and received chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS A strategy composed of selective clinicopathological screening, immunohistochemical interpretation and accurate genotyping is recommended for diagnostically challenging mixed-genomic POC of potential twin pregnancy with HM, especially to differentiate a non-molar mosaic conception from a partial mole.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D005838 Genotype The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS. Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D006720 Homozygote An individual in which both alleles at a given locus are identical. Homozygotes
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006828 Hydatidiform Mole Trophoblastic hyperplasia associated with normal gestation, or molar pregnancy. It is characterized by the swelling of the CHORIONIC VILLI and elevated human CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN. Hydatidiform moles or molar pregnancy may be categorized as complete or partial based on their gross morphology, histopathology, and karyotype. Molar Pregnancy,Pregnancy, Molar,Hydatid Mole,Hydatidiform Mole, Complete,Hydatidiform Mole, Partial,Complete Hydatidiform Mole,Complete Hydatidiform Moles,Hydatid Moles,Hydatidiform Moles,Hydatidiform Moles, Complete,Hydatidiform Moles, Partial,Molar Pregnancies,Mole, Complete Hydatidiform,Mole, Hydatid,Mole, Hydatidiform,Mole, Partial Hydatidiform,Moles, Complete Hydatidiform,Moles, Hydatid,Moles, Hydatidiform,Moles, Partial Hydatidiform,Partial Hydatidiform Mole,Partial Hydatidiform Moles,Pregnancies, Molar
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000483 Alleles Variant forms of the same gene, occupying the same locus on homologous CHROMOSOMES, and governing the variants in production of the same gene product. Allelomorphs,Allele,Allelomorph
D050761 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57 A potent inhibitor of CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES in G1 PHASE and S PHASE. In humans, aberrant expression of p57 is associated with various NEOPLASMS as well as with BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME. CDKN1C Protein,Cyclin Kinase Inhibitor Protein 2,Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1C,p57 KIP2 Protein,p57KIP2 Protein,Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1C,Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57,KIP2 Protein, p57
D059285 Pregnancy, Twin The condition of carrying TWINS simultaneously. Pregnancies, Twin,Twin Pregnancies,Twin Pregnancy

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