[Ultrasonographic study of trophoblastic neoplasms. A report of 185 cases].
B-scan ultrasonography was used in 94 cases of hydatidiform mole (benign group), 62 cases of invasive mole and 29 cases of choriocarcinoma (malignant group). A correct diagnosis was made in 91.5% of cases of the benign group and 91.3% of the malignant group. Chemotherapy was given to all patients with invasive mole or choriocarcinoma, and hysterectomy was done in 47 cases after chemotherapy. During chemotherapy a gradual regression of the intramural lesions was demonstrated by ultrasonography with fall of hCG titer. The authors suggest that the B-scan ultrasonography is a safe and useful method in monitoring the response of the trophoblastic tumors to chemotherapy.
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San Yat Sen University of Medical Science, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou.
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014328:Trophoblastic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents