Placental site trophoblastic tumour: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-583

  Hemalatha, A L ^a,b   Deepak Kumar, B ^a   Sumanth, D ^a   Abhishek, M G ^a   Shashidhar, H B ^a  

^a Government College   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic disease; Intermediate trophoblast; PSTT

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKERATIN; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MENORRHAGIA; PLACENTAL SITE TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR, PLACENTAL SITE; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548224623     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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