Combining the staging system of the International Federation of Gynecologyand Obstetrics with the scoring system of the World Heath Organization forTrophoblastic Neoplasia. Report of the Working Committee of the International Society for the Study of Trophoblastic Disease and the International Gynecologic Cancer Society

During the past 5 years the International Society for the Study of Trophobl astic Disease and the International Gynecological Cancer Society have moved to modify the staging system for trophoblastic disease by combining the st aging of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) w ith the scoring system of the World Health Organization (WHO). By making si gnificant changes in both, the classification will be more acceptable world wide leading to uniform use by physicians reporting management results in t rophoblastic disease. This is the report of the Rome Workshop, which will b e presented for ratification to the FIGO Staging Committee in September 200 0.