title: Partial molar appearance of the placenta in trisomy 13.
abstract: Although molecular studies have shown that more than 90% of partial moles are secondary to diandric triploidy, there are some rare cases with tetraploidy or unspecified aneuploidies. We diagnosed 3 cases of partial mole presentation during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy with multiple fetal abnormalities. In all 3 cases, cytogenetic studies showed trisomy 13. We present the cases and discuss the clinical and pathological aspects of the conditions presented as partial moles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, 9 Kísím B-18, Daire 52, TR-34712 Atakoy-Istanbul, Turkey. recephas@superonline.com
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Has
authors.forename: Lem'i
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ibrahimoğlu
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ergene
authors.forename: Hayri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ermis
authors.forename: Seher
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Başaran
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014314:Trisomy