Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: 2021 Update
H.Y.S. Ngan, M.J. Seckl, R.S. Berkowitz, Yan-Xiao Xiang, F. Golfier, P.K. Sekharan, J.R. Lurain, L. Massuger
Abstract
( Int J Gynaecol Obstet . 2021;155(suppl 1):86–93) Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a premalignant disorder that derives from an abnormal placenta. Biomarker hormone human chorionic gonadotropin found in pregnancy and postpartum can help determine disease progression.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGestational trophoblastic diseaseHuman chorionic gonadotropinPlacentaDiseaseGestational trophoblastic neoplasiaBiomarkerObstetricsPregnancyGynecologyGonadotropinGestationHormoneFetusInternal medicineChoriocarcinomaChemistryBiochemistryGeneticsBiologyGestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies