The current symposium contains a selection of papers that were presented at the XVIth World Congress on Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases in Budapest, Hungary, October 16–19, 2011. The Congress was organized under the exceptional leadership of Dr. Vilmos Fulop, the Congress Chairperson, and was extraordinarily successful in showcasing the latest advances in the basic science, population studie...

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) includes the abnormal pregnancies complete (CHM) and partial hydatidiform mole (PHM) and the malignant gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTT) invasive mole (IM), choriocarcinoma, placental site trophoblastic tumour (PSTT) and epithelioid trophoblastic tumour (ETT). While many genetic studies have been performed in both CHM and PHM, similar studies of t...

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) includes the abnormal pregnancies complete (CHM) and partial hydatidiform mole (PHM) and the malignant gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTT) invasive mole (IM), choriocarcinoma, placental site trophoblastic tumour (PSTT) and epithelioid trophoblastic tumour (ETT). While many genetic studies have been performed in both CHM and PHM, similar studies of t...

early recognition of gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (gtn) will maximize the chances of cure with chemotherapy but some patients present with many different symptoms months or even years after the causative pregnancy making diagnosis difficult. clinicians should be aware of the possibility of gtn in any reproductive age woman with bizarre central nervous system, gastrointestinal, pulmonary s...

Gestational trophoblastic disease is rarely associated with nephrotic syndrome. The most common renal complication in pregnant females is pre-eclamptic hypertensive nephropathy. Most cases have not been biopsied and thus the specific nature of renal involvement could not be ascertained. Only a few case reports exist in which gestational trophoblastic disease associated with nephrotic syndrome h...

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of tumors defined by abnormal proliferation. GTD divided into hydatidiform moles (contain villi) and other neoplasms (lack villi).1 The malignant forms the are also collectively known as gestational or neoplasia (GTN).GTN includes invasive mole, choriocarcinoma, placental site tumor, epithelioid tumor. Southeast Asia Japan have highest reported...