title: Chemoresistant gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: a case report.
abstract: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is a disease of women in reproductive age. It is one of the most chemotherapy responsive and highly curable cancer. It is diagnosed when there is clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and/or hormonal evidence of persistent or relapsed gestational trophoblastic disease. In most instances, it is cured by surgical evacuation of the uterus. If persistent, it is treated with chemotherapy which provides response in >90% of the cases. In the unresponsive persistent cases and if the women has completed her child bearing, hysterectomy is generally recommended. Here, we report a rare case of chemoresistant GTN which was confirmed to be placental-site trophoblastic tumour (PSTT) on biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical sciences , Bangalore, India .
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cp
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical sciences , Bangalore, India .
authors.forename: Sahana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: M
keywords: GTN; Placental site trophoblastic tumour; Uterine tumour