Risk factors for cancer after a molar pregnancy
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Risk factors for cancer after a molar pregnancy
Abnormal tissue left behind after a molar pregnancy is removed can become cancerous. The risk of developing cancer is greater for women who have had a complete mole and any of the following conditions:1
- An extremely large uterus
- High levels of the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
- Age over 40 years
References
Citations
Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP (2002). Gestational trophoplastic disease. In JS Berek, ed., Novak's Gynecology, 13th ed., pp. 1353–1373. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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| Author | Colleen Cronin |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Lisa Shaw |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Last Updated | November 3, 2005 |
| Last updated: | November 03, 2005 |
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| Author: | Colleen Cronin |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Lisa Shaw |
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