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Pathology of Gestational Trophoblastic Lesions



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Edited by Ie-Ming Shih, MD, PhD
Division of Gynecologic Pathology
Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
E-mail: ishih@jhmi.edu
Tel: (410) 502-7774
1503 E. Jefferson Street, B-315
Baltimore, MD 21231

Lab website: http://pathology2.jhu.edu/shihlab

Special thanks to Dr. Chih-Yi Hsu for his efforts in photomicrographs and legends
Webmaster; Jennifer Parsons Brumbaugh

Diagnostic pathologists in Gynecological Pathology Division
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital:
Robert J. Kurman, MD, Director
Brigitte Ronnett, MD
Ie-Ming Shih, MD, PhD
Russell Vang, MD


A useful website for surgical pathologists

A quick tour to learn about
  - trophoblastic lesions,
  -diagnosis pitfalls, and
  -differential diagnosis

Introduction | Selected references


Modified World Health Organization
Classification of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Molar Lesions Non-Molar Lesions

Differential Diagnosis: Morphological basis | Immunostaining basis

Unknown cases