| Postmenopausal bleeding resulting from placental site trophoblastic tumor of the uterus: a case report. | |
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PMID: 15214716 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) is the least common form of gestational trophoblastic disease. Occurrence of PSTT after menopause is extremely rare. CASE: A 53-year-old woman complained of postmenopausal bleeding 6 years after cessation of her menstrual periods. On dilatation and curettage and on hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy later, PSTT was found in the uterus with myometrial invasion and no metastasis. Serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels before and after the operation were 15 and < 1 IU/mL, respectively. Hysterectomy was performed. CONCLUSION: Because of PSTT's rarity, limited information is known about its natural history, and there is no reliable means to predict clinical outcome. Thus, patients must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. |
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Authors:
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Masoumeh Fallahian; Bahar Jafari |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of reproductive medicine Volume: 49 ISSN: 0024-7758 ISO Abbreviation: J Reprod Med Publication Date: 2004 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-24 Completed Date: 2004-08-31 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0173343 Medline TA: J Reprod Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 392-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaheed Beheshti Medical Science University, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran. |
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Chorionic Gonadotropin
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blood Female Humans Hysterectomy Middle Aged Placenta / pathology* Postmenopause Pregnancy Trophoblastic Neoplasms / complications*, surgery Uterine Hemorrhage / etiology* Uterine Neoplasms / complications*, surgery |
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0/Chorionic Gonadotropin |
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