Abstract
This report documents the first 262 cases of chorionic villus sampling (CVS) performed in parallel with cytogenetic and morphological investigations. Histomorphological examination of these CVS specimens gave suitable results in about 96% (251 cases). Of the latter, 201 samples (80.1%) exhibited villi and 176 (70.1%), maternal tissue. Viability and maturation of the chorionic villi were determined light microscopically even in cases with few villus trees. Smooth avascular villi with poorly defined margins observed under an inverted microscope, less than 10 mitoses after short-term incubation, and reduced growth of cell cultures were significantly correlated with sampling at the chorion laeve by means of histomorphologic criteria. Villi from cases exhibiting cytogenetically proved chromosomal abnormalities were characterized by molar degeneration or stromal fibrosis, or both, in 4 out of 9 cases, including 3 mosaics. In early abortions (within 3 weeks after CVS), an unexpectedly high rate of pathohistological changes within maternal tissue was evident. These results need further confirmation by investigation of a greater number of samples with immunohistochemical and morphometric methods.
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