The role of repeat uterine evacuation in the management of persistent gestational trophoblastic disease

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 421-422

  Goldstein, Donald P ^a   Garner, Elizabeth I O ^a   Feltmate, Colleen M ^a   Berkowitz, Ross S ^a  

^a Brigham Women's Hosp   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DACTINOMYCIN; METHOTREXATE;

CHEMOTHERAPY; CURETTAGE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SCREENING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTERUS; UTERUS BLEEDING;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 9944221112     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.10.022     Document Type: Editorial

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