GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASES;
| Autor: | Faisal Rashid Lodhi, Syed Mehmood Hassan, Shoaib Nayyer I Hashm, Kanwal Sohail, Bushra Ayaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | The Professional Medical Journal. 19:159-161 |
| ISSN: | 2071-7733 1024-8919 |
| DOI: | 10.29309/tpmj/2012.19.02.1999 |
| Popis: | Objective: The study was carried out to evaluate the frequency and types of gestational. Trophoblastic diseases (GTD) inendometrial curettings received for histopathology examination. Data Source: Pathology Department, Shifa Naval Hospital Karachi. Design ofStudy: It was a Retrospective Descriptive Observational study. Setting: Department of Pathology, Pakistan Naval Ship; Shifa Naval HospitalKarachi. Period: From 2009 till 2010. Material & Methods: A total of 170 cases of endometrial curettage were examined. All specimensreceived with a diagnosis of product of conceptions (POC) or with the clinical suspicion of a gestational trophoblastic disease were included.Results: It was observed that partial mole identified in 57.1 % cases followed by complete mole 21.4%, choriocarcinoma 14.2% and placentalsite Trophoblastic disease 7.1% cases. Nearly half of the cases were diagnosed as having a gestational trophoblastic disease; these were fromthe age groups of 26-30 years followed by 21-25 years. Conclusions: Hydatidiform mole is the commonest gestational trophoblastic disease.Most complete moles are detected clinically but partial moles are misdiagnosed as abortions therefore all cases of abortions should be sent forhistopathological examinations. |
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