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Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Cure - Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Medicine Drug
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Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Cure - Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Medicine Drug

Gestational trophoblastic disease is any type of abnormal proliferation of trophoblasts during pregnancy. 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)

Contents [hide]

1 Treatment

2 See also

3 References

4 External links

 

 

 

[edit] Treatment

Methotrexate and dactinomycin are among the chemotherapy drugs proposed for this condition.[1]

 

 

[edit] See also

Trophoblastic neoplasms

 

[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". doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.09.006. PMID 17931696.

 

[edit] External links

Molar Pregnancy

MyMolarPregnancy.com Information about molar pregnancy and choriocarcinoma.

Pathology of molar pregnancy

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