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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
symptoms of gestational trophoblastic disease | |||
* [[Vaginal bleeding]] | |||
* Swelling of the abdomen | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* With a hydatidiform mole, the abdomen and uterus may grow at a much faster rate than with a normal pregnancy | * With a hydatidiform mole, the abdomen and uterus may grow at a much faster rate than with a normal pregnancy | ||
* | * [[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]] or [[hyperemesis gravidarum]] | ||
* Passing of tissue resembling a “bunch of grapes” from the vagina | |||
* | * Absent fetal movement during pregnancy | ||
* | |||
Rare signs and symptoms of GTD are: | Rare signs and symptoms of GTD are: | ||
* [[headache]] | |||
* [[edema ]]of the hands and feet | |||
* headache | |||
* edema of the hands and feet | |||
* overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) that causes: | * overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) that causes: | ||
* | * [[Tachycardia]] | ||
* warm skin | * warm skin | ||
* sweating | * [[sweating]] | ||
* shaking | * shaking | ||
* | * heat intolerance | ||
* abdominal or pelvic pain | * abdominal or pelvic pain | ||
* vaginal discharge | * vaginal discharge | ||
* fever | * [[fever]] | ||
Late signs and symptoms | Late signs and symptoms | ||
* Hemoptysis | * [[Hemoptysis]] | ||
* dry cough | * dry cough | ||
* chest pain | * chest pain | ||
* trouble breathing | * trouble breathing | ||
* headache | * headache | ||
* dizziness | * [[dizziness]] | ||
* jaundice | * [[jaundice]] | ||
* paralysis | * paralysis | ||
* seizure | * seizure | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 6 October 2015
Template:Choriocarcinoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
symptoms of gestational trophoblastic disease
- Vaginal bleeding
- Swelling of the abdomen
- With a hydatidiform mole, the abdomen and uterus may grow at a much faster rate than with a normal pregnancy
- Nausea and vomiting or hyperemesis gravidarum
- Passing of tissue resembling a “bunch of grapes” from the vagina
- Absent fetal movement during pregnancy
Rare signs and symptoms of GTD are:
- headache
- edema of the hands and feet
- overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) that causes:
- Tachycardia
- warm skin
- sweating
- shaking
- heat intolerance
- abdominal or pelvic pain
- vaginal discharge
- fever
Late signs and symptoms
- Hemoptysis
- dry cough
- chest pain
- trouble breathing
- headache
- dizziness
- jaundice
- paralysis
- seizure
- dysarthria and dysphasia
- vision problems
- lump in the vagina