Open AccessP57kip2 immunohistochemical marker as a diagnostic tool for cases of hydatidiform moles in a tertiary health facility in Southwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Babatope L Awosusi,
Mustapha Akanji Ajani,
Omolade O Adegoke,
Ayodeji Salami,
Clement Abu Okolo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_231_20
Subject(s) - partial hydatidiform mole , medicine , incidence (geometry) , products of conception , immunohistochemistry , haematoxylin , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , gynecology , obstetrics , pathology , gestation , fetus , placenta , biology , genetics , physics , optics
Hydatidiform mole (HM) is the most common gestational trophoblastic disease. P57 kip2 has been reported to be helpful in differentiating between partial and complete HMs.