Updated diagnostic criteria for partial and complete hydatidiform moles in early pregnancy

Anticancer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2 C, 2003, Pages 1723-1728

  Sebire, N J ^a,c   Makrydimas, G ^b   Agnantis, N J ^b   Zagorianakou, N ^b   Rees, H ^d   Fisher, R A ^d  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hydatidiform moles; Pregnancy; Review

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPLETE HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PARTIAL HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037525191     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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