An invasive mole with pulmonary metastases in a 55-year-old postmenopausal Syrian woman: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract Background Invasive mole is a subtype of gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTNs) that usually develops from the malignant transformation of trophoblastic tissue after molar evacuation. Invasive moles mostly occur in women of reproductive age, while they are extremely rare in postmenopaus...
Main Authors: | Sawsan Ismail, Karen Mikhael, Nehad Salloum, Zuheir Alshehabi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02630-3 |
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