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...

BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a disease of the proliferative trophoblastic allograft. Diagnosis and treatment of GTN in low resource-income countries is challenging due to numerous factors. The objective of this study was to review outcomes of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in women of low socioeconomic status with limited resources and social suppo...

Partial or complete mole affects one in 1000  pregnancies.Partial mole is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. There was a married woman,gravid 4,parity 1,abortion 1,and she had past medical history 0f right ectopic pregnancy.she had left ectopic pregnancy and was treated by laparascopic left salpyngectomy after failure of intramascular methotrexate treatment.After surgery  the pathology exam show...

Gestational trophoblastic disease corresponds to cystic degeneration of the trophoblast villi with excessive secretion choriogonatrophinic hormone (HCG), groups together lesions : · Benign known as hydatidiform moles (partial or complete) Malignant gestational tumors (GTT), comprising o Choriocarcinomas Invasive Trophoblastic implantation site (TTSI) Diagnosis is based on questioning and clinic...

Gestational trophoblastic disease describes a number of gynaecological tumours that originate in the trophoblast layer, including hydatidiform mole (complete or partial), placental site trophoblastic tumour, choriocarcinoma and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN). Invasive moles are responsible for most cases of localized GTN. Two cases of GTN previously reported in the literature exhibit...

Gestational trophoblastic disease is a condition of uncertain etiology, comprised of hydatiform mole (complete and partial), invasive mole, choriocarcinoma, and placental site trophoblastic tumor. It arises from abnormal proliferation of trophoblastic tissue. Early diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease and its potential complications is important for timely and successful management of...