Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia history and symptoms
Template:Choriocarcinoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
- vaginal bleeding
- shortness of breath
- hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
- chest pain
Signs and 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.
- ovarian cysts (luteoma)
- nausea and vomiting
- Some women have a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes nausea and vomiting that is often much worse than what may occur during a normal pregnancy.
- passing of tissue resembling a “bunch of grapes” from the vagina
- lack of fetal movement during pregnancy
Rare signs and symptoms of GTD are:
- anemia (if bleeding is severe or lasts for a long time)
- pre-eclampsia, a condition characterized by:
- high blood pressure
- abnormal amounts of protein in the urine
- headache
- swelling of the hands and feet
- overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) that causes:
- rapid heartbeat
- warm skin
- sweating
- shaking
- feeling “too hot”
- abdominal or pelvic pain
- vaginal discharge
- fever
Late signs and symptoms
- coughing up blood
- dry cough
- chest pain
- trouble breathing
- headache
- dizziness
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundicejaundiceA condition in which the skin and whites of the eyes become yellow and urine is dark yellow.)
- gradual loss of the ability to move a body part (paralysis)
- seizure
- trouble speaking
- vision problems
- lump in the vagina