Presentation and management of choriocarcinoma after nonmolar pregnancy

1995106 citationsJournal Article

Authors

John Tidy · Samaritan Hospital

Gordon Rustin · Charing Cross Hospital

E.S. Newlands · Charing Cross Hospital

Marianne Foskett · Charing Cross Hospital

S Fuller · Charing Cross Hospital

Delia Short · Charing Cross Hospital

Philippa Rowden ·

Abstract

Treatment of choriocarcinoma after a live birth is associated with an unacceptably high mortality rate. Vaginal bleeding is an important early symptom and a pregnancy test should be performed if it persists after usual medical treatment.

Topics & Keywords

Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 102, Issue 9, pp. 715-719

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1995.tb11429.x

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