Fertility-sparing surgery, with subsequent pregnancy, in persistent gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: Case report
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Fertility-sparing surgery, with subsequent pregnancy, in persistent gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: case report.
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is primarily a disease of women of reproductive age. In most instances, it is cured by surgical evacuation of the uterus, with persistent disease being very sensitive to chemotherapy. Hysterectomy, recommended for persistent chemotherapy-resistant uterine disease, may be unacceptable to the woman who wishes to maintain her fertility. Uterine resection o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.2.360