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Diagnosing Gestational Trophoblastic Cancer
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.
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