Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia epidemiology and demographics

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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]

Overveiw

The incidence is approximately 110-120 per 100,000 pregnancies.[1]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The reported incidence in the United States is about 110 to 120 per 100,000 pregnancies[1]
  • The reported incidence of choriocarcinoma, the most aggressive form of GTD, in the United States is about 2 to 7 per 100,000 pregnancies
  • The U.S. age-standardized (1960 World Population Standard) incidence rate of choriocarcinoma is about 0.18 per 100,000 women between the ages of 15 years and 49 years

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Information About Gestational Trophoblastic Disease National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/gestational-trophoblastic/hp/gtd-treatment-pdq/#section/_1. Accessed on October7, 2015

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