Question 88 · LEK · Gestational trophoblastic disease
Which of the following statements concerning hydatidiform mole is false?
- A. complete hydatidiform mole is diploid and all the genetic material is of paternal origin.
- B. incomplete hydatidiform mole is usually triploid.
- C. principal diagnostic tool for hydatidiform mole is ultrasound imaging.
- D. first symptom of hydatidiform mole is usually uterine bleeding.
- E. most common symptoms of hydatidiform mole are excessive vomiting and the symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Hint
Recall what very high hCG does to thyroid function, given its TSH-like activity.
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