KROK 1 2010 – Question 57 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
6 months after labour a woman had uterine hemorrhage. Gynaecological examination of uterine cavity revealed a dark-red tissue with multiple cavities resembling of a "sponge". Microscopic examination of a tumour revealed in blood lacunas atypic light epithelial Langhans cells and giant cells of syncytiotrophoblast. What tumour is it?
- A. Adenocarcinoma
- B. Chorioepithelioma
- C. Squamous cell nonkeratinous carcinoma
- D. Fibromyoma
- E. Cystic mole
Hint
Recognise which normal tissue Langhans cells and syncytial giant cells belong to, then think about which tumour of that tissue can follow a pregnancy by months.
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