Placental pathology casebook: Asymptomatic intraplacental choriocarcinoma diagnosed on routine placental examination

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 244-247

  Benirschke, Kurt ^a   Lele, Subodh M ^a   Crowder, Sara E ^a   Grafe, Marjorie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 0033106783     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200140     Document Type: Article

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