| Abstrakt: |
Latent trophoblastic disease should be defined as one that occurs more than 2 years after the cessation of pregnancy. The presence of atrophic endometrium and ovaries should be accepted as evidence disqualifying the possibility of a recent undetected pregnancy. Hence, patients with atrophic genitals and meeting the above-stated criteria should be accepted as cases of latent trophoblastic disease. Three such patients, the ages of whom were 52, 55, and 46, consecutively, are presented; the latent period ranged from 8 to 13 years. Therefore, this entity should be considered even in menopausal patients presenting with vaginal bleeding, and the discovery of atrophic endometrium in curettings must not hinder this consideration. |
