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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Symptoms of gestational trophoblastic disease | |||
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Revision as of 18:49, 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
- Abdominal or pelvic pain
- Vaginal discharge
- Overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) that causes:
- Tachycardia
- Warm skin
- Sweating
- Shaking
- Heat intolerance
- 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