Placental site trophoblastic tumour: A rare but potentially curable cancer. Clinical experience at the Trophoblastic Disease Screening and Treatment Centre, Sheffield, UK

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1186-1190

  Gillespie, A M ^a   Liyim, D ^a   Goepel, J R ^b   Coleman, R E ^a   Hancock, B w ^a  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemosensitive; Curable; Placental site trophoblastic tumour; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ALKALOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LUNG METASTASIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0034010344     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.1061     Document Type: Article

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