Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) initially misdiagnosed as cervical carcinoma

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-230

  Horn, L C ^a   Goretzlehner U ^b   Dirnhofer, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Hospital of Torgau

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD); Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PUNCH BIOPSY; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030749035     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(97)80081-7     Document Type: Article

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