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Patients with presenting unusual manifestations with gestational trophoblastic neoplasm: case series and review of literatures.
- Source :
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Archives of gynecology and obstetrics [Arch Gynecol Obstet] 2008 May; Vol. 277 (5), pp. 465-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Oct 17. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Early recognition of gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTN) will maximize the chances of cure with chemotherapy but some patients present with many different symptoms months or even years after the causative pregnancy making diagnosis difficult. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of GTN in any reproductive age woman with bizarre central nervous system symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms or radiographic evidence of metastatic tumor of unknown primary origin. We reported two cases of metastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasms with bizarre pulmonary symptoms, one patient with small bowel metastasis, and two patients with brain metastasis presenting with unusual manifestations.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Brain Neoplasms complications
Brain Neoplasms secondary
Digestive System Neoplasms complications
Digestive System Neoplasms secondary
Female
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease complications
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease secondary
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms complications
Kidney Neoplasms secondary
Pregnancy
Splenic Neoplasms complications
Splenic Neoplasms secondary
Brain Neoplasms diagnosis
Digestive System Neoplasms diagnosis
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms diagnosis
Splenic Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0932-0067
- Volume :
- 277
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17940785
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-007-0469-3