PLACENTAL SITE TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR - 3 CASE-REPORTS AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

Authors
DENNY LA DEHAECK K NEVIN J SOETERS R VANWIJK AL MEGEVAND E BLOCH B
Citation
La. Denny et al., PLACENTAL SITE TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR - 3 CASE-REPORTS AND LITERATURE-REVIEW, Gynecologic oncology, 59(2), 1995, pp. 300-303
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Gynecologic oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00908258
Volume
59
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
300 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-8258(1995)59:2<300:PSTT-3>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The clinical features of three patients with placental site trophoblas tic tumour (PSTT) are presented. Two patients had probable nephrotic s yndrome, which was unrecognized at the time. The nephrotic syndrome di sappeared after hysterectomy in one patient and the other demised afte r one cycle of chemotherapy. The use of hysteroscopy in one patient an d the management of a pulmonary metastasis in another are described. ( C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.