Incidental choriocarcinoma confined to a near-term placenta

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 433, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-91

  Barghorn, André ^a   Bannwart, Fridolin ^b   Stallmach, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Infarct; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFARCTION; NECROSIS; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0031850867     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050221     Document Type: Article

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