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Coriocarcinoma - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Corioblastoma; Tumor trofoblástico; Corioepitelioma; Neoplasia trofoblástica gestacional

Síntomas:

Un síntoma probable es el sangrado vaginal continuo en una mujer con antecedentes recientes de mola hidatiforme, aborto o embarazo.

Entre los síntomas adicionales se encuentran:

Sangrado vaginal irregular
Quistes ováricos
Hinchazón irregular del útero
Dolor

Signos y exámenes:

Una prueba de embarazo será positiva incluso sin estar embarazada. Los niveles de la hormona del embarazo (GCH) estarán permanentemente altos.

Un examen pélvico puede revelar una hinchazón uterina continuada o un tumor.

Los exámenes de sangre que se pueden hacer abarcan:

GCH cuantitativa en suero
Conteo sanguíneo completo
Pruebas de la función renal
Pruebas de la función hepática

Los exámenes imagenológicos que se pueden hacer abarcan:

Tomografía computarizada (TC)
Resonancia magnética (RM)

Reviewed last on: 6/5/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Goldstein DP, Berkowitz RS. Gestational trophoblastic disease. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 94.

Kavanagh JJ, Gershenson DM. Gestational trophoblastic disease: hydatidiform mole, nonmetastatic and metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumor: diagnosis and management. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 35.

Soper J, Creasman JT. Gestational trophoblastic disease. In: Disaia PJ, Creasman WT, eds. Clinical Gynecologic Oncology. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 7.

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