40-year-old female with menorrhagia and abdominal pain: A case of metastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
Choriocarcinoma is part of a rare spectrum of placental abnormalities known as gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). It is the most invasive form of GTD, with a mortality rate approaching 100% if left untreated. It spreads predominantly hematogenously to multiple target sites, most commonly the l...
Main Authors: | Bhavraj Khalsa, MD, Chandana Lall, MD, Roozbeh Houshyar, MD, John Fox, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315305434 |
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