Question 91 (part 2) · LEK · Gestational trophoblastic disease

Which of the following is true about complete hydatidiform mole:

  1. A. the genetic material is of paternal origin.
  2. B. the genetic material is triploid.
  3. C. a foetus may develop.
  4. D. a histological confirmation of the tumour is necessary.
  5. E. oxytocin ad prostaglandins are used.
Hint

Recall how a complete mole arises: fertilisation of an ovum that has lost its own nuclear material.

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