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TROPHOBLASTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the trophoblast
Example:
trophoblastic cancer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
trophoblast (the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall)
Derivation:
trophoblast (the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall)
Context examples:
A malignant trophoblastic tumor that arises from the fallopian tube during pregnancy.
(Fallopian Tube Gestational Choriocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include hydatidiform mole, gestational choriocarcinoma, and placental site trophoblastic tumor.
(Gestational trophoblastic tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Molar pregnancy is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic tumor.
(Molar pregnancy, NCI Dictionary)
Gestational trophoblastic tumor in all other metastatic sites.
(FIGO Stage IV Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
The vast majority of cases arise in the uterus and represent gestational choriocarcinomas that derive from placental trophoblastic cells.
(Choriocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A gestational trophoblastic disorder in which there is no embryo or normal placental tissue and the chorionic villi are hydropic.
(Complete Hydatidiform Mole, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of dactionmycin, cisplatin and etoposide, used for the treatment of poor-prognosis metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumors.
(APE/Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare gestational trophoblastic tumor characterized by the presence of a diffuse cellular infiltrate composed of intermediate trophoblasts and cytotrophoblasts and by the absense of a significant population of syncytiotrophoblasts.
(Placental-Site Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of etoposide, high-dose methotrexate and dactinomycin, followed by a dose-intense etoposide and cisplatin regimen, used for the treatment of poor-prognosis metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumors (GTT).
(EMA-CE Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A system for defining prognosis for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
(FIGO Staging System and Modified World Health Organization [WHO] Prognostic Scoring System for Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms, NCI Thesaurus)
