Gestational trophoblastic disease
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| Gestational trophoblastic disease | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| DiseasesDB | 2602 |
| MedlinePlus | 001496 |
| eMedicine | med/866 |
| MeSH | D031901 |
Gestational trophoblastic disease is any type of abnormal proliferation of trophoblasts during pregnancy.
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[edit] Types
Types include:
- abnormal placenta, mostly due to abnormal fertilization
- hydatidiform mole (HM)
- frank malignant tumors of trophoblast
- invasive mole, choriocarcinoma (CCA)
- placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT)
- epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT)
- not true neoplasms, representing abnormally formed placentas
- exaggerated placenta site (EPS)
- placental site nodule (PSN)
[edit] Treatment
Methotrexate and dactinomycin are among the chemotherapy drugs proposed for this condition.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Abrão RA, de Andrade JM, Tiezzi DG, Marana HR, Dos Reis FJ, Clagnan WS (2007). "Treatment for low-risk gestational trophoblastic disease: Comparison of single-agent methotrexate, dactinomycin and combination regimens". Gynecologic Oncology 108: 149. doi:. PMID 17931696.
[edit] External links
- Molar Pregnancy
- MyMolarPregnancy.com Information about molar pregnancy and choriocarcinoma.
- Pathology of molar pregnancy
- EVERYTHING ABOUT MOLA, is the second highest treatment center in the world
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