Increased gestational age at evacuation of a complete hydatidiform mole: Does it correlate with increased risk of requiring chemotherapy?

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 527-530

  Seckl, Michael J ^a,b   Dhillon, Tony ^a   Dancey, Gairin ^a   Foskett, Marianne ^a   Paradinas, Fernando J ^a   Rees, Helene C ^a   Sebire, Neil ^a   Vigushin, David M ^a   Newlands, Edward S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic disease; Gonadotropins, chorionic, human; Pregnancy, molar; Trophoblastic cancer; Trophoblastic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRECANCER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3242684262     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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