Ultrasound diagnosis and follow-up of gestational trophoblastic disease

Gestational trophoblastic disease: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

M. J. Seckl1, N. J. Sebire2, R. A. Fisher1, F. Golfier3, L. Massuger4 & C. Sessa5, on behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group* Department of Cancer Medicine; Department of Histopathology, Charing Cross Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Centre, Charing Cross Hospital Campus of Imperial College London, London, UK; Centre de Référence des Maladie Trophoblastiques, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon...

Complementary Role of Ultrasound in Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

BACKGROUND Transvaginal Ultrasonography is a noninvasive and inexpensive medical imaging tool used for the diagnosis of various diseases. OBJECTIVES To identify an effective method to identify high-risk patients for developing malignancy after molar evacuation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective serial assessment of 19 patients with gestational trophoblastic disease was performed. Clinical ...

Gestational trophoblastic disease I: epidemiology, pathology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease, and management of hydatidiform mole.

Gestational trophoblastic disease includes hydatidiform mole (complete and partial) and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (invasive mole, choriocarcinoma, placental site trophoblastic tumor, and epithelioid trophoblastic tumor). The epidemiology, pathology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of each of these trophoblastic disease variants are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to manag...

Utility of ultrasound in monitoring gestational trophoblastic disease

Gestational trophoblastic disease: our patients deserve better case detection and follow up.

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) classification of gestational trophoblastic disease includes complete, partial, invasive and metastatic hydatidiform mole, exaggerated placental site nodule or plaque and two malignant tumoursplacental site trophoblastic tumour and choriocarcinoma [1]. The incidence of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) in Sri Lanka according to a hospital based study ...