Pathology of gestational trophoblastic diseases

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 849-868

  Cheung, Annie Nga Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour; Intermediate trophoblast; Pathology; Trophoblast marker

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD146 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHORION; COMPLETE HYDATIFORM MOLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYDROPIC ABORTION; INVASIVE MOLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEOPLASM; PARTIAL HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA SITE TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0347022871     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1521-6934(03)00094-4     Document Type: Review

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