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Patients with presenting unusual manifestations with gestational trophoblastic neoplasm: case series and review of literatures.

Authors :
Ashraf-Ganjooei T
Ghaemmaghami F
Source :
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

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.

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