Complementary Role of Ultrasound in Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
| Author | Mahrooz Malek | en |
| Author | Behnaz Moradi | en |
| Author | Azam Sadat Mousavi | en |
| Author | Nasrin Ahmadinejad | en |
| Author | Mohamad Ali Kazemi | en |
| Author | Masoumeh Gity | en |
| Orcid | Behnaz Moradi [0000-0003-2698-4872] | en |
| Issued Date | 2015-04-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Transvaginal Ultrasonography is a noninvasive and inexpensive medical imaging tool used for the diagnosis of various diseases. Objectives: To identify an effective method to identify high-risk patients for developing malignancy after molar evacuation. Patients and Methods: A prospective serial assessment of 19 patients with gestational trophoblastic disease was performed. Clinical and laboratory data, transvaginal ultrasound and Doppler findings were evaluated the day before evacuation. They were followed-up in the first week after evacuation and every two weeks during the next two months, then every month until the sixth month. Results: Ovarian theca lutein cysts (P = 0.018) (among pre-evacuation factors) and first week ultrasound (P = 0.02) can help in detecting high-risk patients. Even though, when β-hCG titer is not available in a high-risk patient, post evacuation myometrial involvement (P = 0.005) is a useful sign for detecting persistency. Conclusions: Some ultrasonographic features of molar pregnancy have capability to predict malignancy in the course of disease. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.13955 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/ijradiology/articles/56212 | en |
| Keyword | Gestational Trophoblastic Disease | en |
| Keyword | Doppler | en |
| Keyword | Ultrasound | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Complementary Role of Ultrasound in Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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