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• atrophy: What are the surgical implications The histology shows villous atrophy with crypt hyperplasia.

• adenoma: This is a benign villous adenoma of the rectum showing the polyp to be lined by clear, mucous secreting cells.

• sampling: Maternal blood samples were collected at prior to chorionic villous sampling.

• architecture: Picture quality is remarkably good - villous architecture is clearly visible.

• component: Simple ( i.e. without villous component ) and small ( 1 cm ) tubular adenomas are very common and have a low malignant potential.

• cell: We do occasionally find mosaicism in chorion villous cells obtained by the CVS test at 12 weeks gestation.