Placental site trophoblastic tumor: A study of 55 cases and review of the literature emphasizing factors of prognostic significance

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 511-520

  Baergen, Rebecca N ^a   Rutgers, Joanne L ^b   Young, Robert H ^d   Osann, Kathryn ^c   Scully, Robert E ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extravillous trophoblast; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Intermediate trophoblast; Placental site trophoblastic tumor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MICROMETASTASIS; MITOSIS INDEX; OVARY METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE SECTION; TROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

EID: 32844465327     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.08.058     Document Type: Article

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