The clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients diagnosed with possible ectopic molar gestation

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 366-369

  Gillespie, A M ^a,b   Lidbury, E A ^a   Tidy, J A ^a,b   Hancock, B W ^a  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectopic; Molar and gestational trophoblastic disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

ENGLAND; FALLOPIAN TUBE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2042466761     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.014223.x     Document Type: Review

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