Intraplacental choriocarcinoma associated with viable pregnancy: Pathologic features and implications for the mother and infant

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 380-387

  Jacques, Suzanne M ^a   Qureshi, Faisal ^a   Doss, Barbara J ^a   Munkarah, Adnan ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032152713     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900052     Document Type: Article

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