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GESTATIONAL-TROPHOBLASTIC-TUMOR


check date: 26/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: disease
origination date: 11/12/2000
originator: Maribel
URL: http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/101163.html


Conceptual Structures
ISAGYNECOLOGICAL-CANCER
SUBCLASSESCHORIOCARCINOMA
HYDATIDIFORM-MOLE
DESCENDANTSCHORIOCARCINOMA
HYDATIDIFORM-MOLE
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
GYNECOLOGICAL-CANCER
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LIVING-EVENT
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-GENITOURINARY-ORGANS
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
gestational trophoblastic tumorterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 9
definition: very rare malignant neoplasm in the uterus arising after conceiving. There are two types: hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma. Symptoms may include constant vaginal bleeding, lack of fetal movement during pregnancy and enlarged uterus after giving birth. Diagnosis is carried out through internal exam, ultrasound, CT scan, etc. Its main treatments are chemotherapy and surgery. (en)

Spanish
tumor trofoblástico gestacionalterm type: main entry term
gender: masculine
number: singular
reliability code: 9
definition: neoplasia maligna de útero que surge tras la concepción. Es muy raro. Hay dos tipos: mola hidatidiforme y coriocarcinoma. Los síntomas incluyen hemorragia vaginal, falta de movimiento fetal durante el embarazo y útero agrandado tras el parto. El diagnóstico se lleva a cabo por examen interno, ultrasonidos o TAC. Su principal tratamiento es la cirugía y la quimioterapia. (es)