Clinical importance of the diagnosis of trophoblastic pseudotumors.
Trophoblastic pseudotumor, a type of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, is discussed in the context of a case report. The criteria for diagnosis, lack of placental villi, cytotrophoblast, extensive hemorrhage, and necrosis, can only be fulfilled on histopathologic study of a hysterectomy specimen. Clinical management should be based on the titer of the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin, not on the type of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014328:Trophoblastic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*