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Snowstorm appearance in sonography is characteristic of
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The correct answer is  Sonographically, a complete mole appears as an echogenic uterine mass with numerous anechoic cystic spaces but without a fetus or amniotic sac. The appearance is often described as a "snowstorm"Paial mole has features that include a thickened, multicystic placenta along with a fetus or at least fetal tissueReference: William's Obstetrics; 25th edition, chapter 20; Gestational trophoblastic diseases