Exaggerated placental site erroneously diagnosed as non-metastatic trophoblastic disease. A case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-116

  Menczer, J ^a   Livoff, A ^a   Malinger, G ^a   Girtler, O ^a   Zakut, H ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exaggerated placental site; Non metastatic trophoblastic disease

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; PLACENTA; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR, PLACENTAL SITE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033057195     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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