Comparison of different therapeutic strategies for complete hydatidiform mole in women at least 40 years old: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are three main therapeutic strategies, namely expectant management (dilation and curettage only), prophylactic chemotherapy and prophylactic total hysterectomy for treating older women with complete hydatidiform mole (CHM). However, the scientific community has so far, not unanimously accepted the above-mentioned methods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of these therapeutic strategies in preventing post-molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) pertaining to patients with CHM who were at least 40 years old.

Methods

Hundred and seventy-one patients from our hospital who had histologically been diagnosed of CHM and underwent treatment from January 2004 to December 2013 were included. All patients were followed continuously f

SUBMITTER: Zhao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679144 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature