Gestational Trophoblastic Cancer - is a
rare cancer that occurs in women following conception and is
formed in the uterus. The cancer comes in three forms.
The first form is a cancer hydatidiform mole forms when
the sperm fertilizes the egg. The implanted tissue
transforms into a cist. Another form of Gestational
Trophoblastic Cancer occurs following delivery of the baby and
occurs with the tissue that is left in the uterus following
birth. The third type of cancer (which is rare) is known
as placental-site trophoblastic disease and occurs at the site
where the placenta was attached to the uterus.
Symptoms - Signs of Gestational
Trophoblastic Cancer include vaginal bleeding, inactivity of
unborn child, nausea or an abnormal enlargement of the uterus
following birth (abortion or miscarriage).
Diagnosis - Your doctor may schedule you
for an internal pelvic exam and some blood tests. Blood
tests can be used to find elevated levels of hormones that are
usually present when you are pregnant.
Treatment - Treating this cancer depends
on the stage of cancer development. Sometimes surgery can
be used to remove the tumor completely. More advanced
stages of the cancer can be treated using radiation and
chemotherapy.
