An epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) is a rare trophoblastic tumor originating from chorionic-type intermediate trophoblasts. Vaginal involvement in ETT in the form of isolated lesions has not been previously reported. A 43-year-old woman presented with vaginal wall cysts and was diagnosed with ETT by pathological examination after cystectomy. No clinical evidence of uterine involvement was...

In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there was an association between fetal nuchal translucency (NT) and the serum markers plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) measured by first-trimester screening test, as well birth weight hypertension. 454 pregnant women who had undergone test for Down syndrome were included in study. All measurements values of N...

Abstract Objectives This study reports a rare case of primary extragenital choriocarcinoma in the spleen presenting as acute abdominal pain. We expect this to provide more valuable information for clinicians future. Case presentation The patient was 22-year-old woman, with healthy child and history bilateral ovarian cyst resection week before, who presented severe sudden pain left upper abdomen...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of fetal sex on serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and testosterone in normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study and 139 women with singleton pregnancies in the third trimester were studied. Seventy-one pregnancies were uncomplicated; among those were 35 male and ...

Aim. To analyse the levels of serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) in pregnant women without fetal chromosomal abnormalities with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) or 18 (Edwards syndrome). Materials Methods. We performed a retrospective analysis biochemical parameters 1214 who had previously undergone karyotyping as part prenatal postnatal...

To investigate the role of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the ovulatory process, SOD isozymes and their mRNAs were determined in the ovary of 22-day-old rats. After treatment with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), ovarian activity of Mn-SOD decreased markedly while Cu/Zn-SOD remained unchanged. However, the ovarian level of mRNA for Mn-SOD markedly i...