Abstract
Trophoblastic pseudotumor, the histopathologic entity described by Kurman and associates (R. J. Kurman, R. E. Scully, and H. J. Norris, Cancer 38, 1214-1226 (1976)), has been considered in the scheme of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia as an exaggerated form of syncytial endometritis and, therefore, associated with a benign outcome. The manifestation of malignant sequalae and ultimate demise of a patient in a recognized case of trophoblastic pseudotumor is presented. Light and electron microscopic studies and autopsy findings are discussed. Therapies, both surgical and chemotherapeutic, and serum assay of the β subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin are correlated to the clinical course.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 238-248 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Gynecologic oncology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Twiggs, L. B., Okagaki, T., Phillips, G. L., Stroemer, J. R., & Adcock, L. L. (1981). Trophoblastic pseudotumor-Evidence of malignant disease potential. Gynecologic oncology, 12(2), 238-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-8258(81)90153-0