Pure nongestational uterine choriocarcinoma in a postmenopausal Chinese woman confirmed with short tandem repeat analysis

May 10, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Pure nongestational uterine choriocarcinoma in a postmenopausal Chinese woman confirmed with short tandem repeat analysis

Nongestational choriocarcinomas have been observed in the ovaries but rarely the uterus in postmenopausal women. Choriocarcinomas of gestational and nongestational origin have distinct prognoses but cannot be distinguished with routine…

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We would like to thank Dr Berveiller and colleagues for their letter in response to our recent review of cancer in pregnancy for the generalist. While this review was meant…

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A gut-wrenching feeling

May 10, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on A gut-wrenching feeling

A 44 year old G4P3 presents with massive hernia recurrence and bowel obstruction. Her symptoms resolve with conservative management, and she is delivered by cesarean section at term with herniorrhaphy…

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We are pleased that Mr Begleiter and Dr Finley concur with our opinions. It was not our intention to discourage obstetricians from offering cell-free DNA testing but to alert them that it…

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