Trophoblastic Disease
Alternate Terms:- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
- GTD
Trophoblastic Disease Definition by Healthwise:
Trophoblastic disease is a growth of abnormal tissue inside the uterus during pregnancy that prevents the normal growth of a fetus. This tissue can continue to grow after a miscarriage.
In some cases, trophoblastic disease advances into uterine cancer. Trophoblastic cancer can remain in the uterus or spread to other parts of the body.
| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Medical Review: | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated: May 25, 2007 | |
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