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:* Recurrence of Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia after other treatments | :* Recurrence of Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia after other treatments | ||
Hysterectomy | Hysterectomy | ||
:* [[Hysterectomy]] may be offered to women with | :* [[Hysterectomy]] may be offered to women with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that has not spread outside of the uterus and who no longer wish to have children. | ||
:* Hysterectomy may also be recommended to women with | :* Hysterectomy may also be recommended to women with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that does not respond to chemotherapy. | ||
:* Hysterectomy is the primary treatment for women with placental site trophoblastic tumours because this type of cancer does not respond well to chemotherapy. | :* Hysterectomy is the primary treatment for women with placental site trophoblastic tumours because this type of cancer does not respond well to chemotherapy. | ||
===Surgery to remove metastases=== | ===Surgery to remove metastases=== | ||
* Surgery may be done for | * Surgery may be done for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that has spread to distant sites in the body, such as the [[brain]], [[intestines]], [[kidney]], [[liver]], [[lungs]], and [[spleen]]. | ||
* In the case of brain [[metastases]], surgery may only be done if a tumor is close to the surface of the brain. | * In the case of brain [[metastases]], surgery may only be done if a tumor is close to the surface of the brain. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 16 October 2015
Template:Choriocarcinoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for choriocarcinoma.[1]
Surgery
Hysterectomy
Surgery is one of the main treatments for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia[1]
- Indication
- As the primary treatment for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
- Recurrence of Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia after other treatments
Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy may be offered to women with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that has not spread outside of the uterus and who no longer wish to have children.
- Hysterectomy may also be recommended to women with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that does not respond to chemotherapy.
- Hysterectomy is the primary treatment for women with placental site trophoblastic tumours because this type of cancer does not respond well to chemotherapy.
Surgery to remove metastases
- Surgery may be done for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that has spread to distant sites in the body, such as the brain, intestines, kidney, liver, lungs, and spleen.
- In the case of brain metastases, surgery may only be done if a tumor is close to the surface of the brain.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/gestational-trophoblastic-disease/treatment/?region=ns#type Accessed on October 10, 2015