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Interesting Case Presentation: Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor, Nicole Qualtieri, Ms, Pa (Ascp), Andrea Gadue, Mhs, Pa (Ascp)
Interesting Case Presentation: Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor, Nicole Qualtieri, Ms, Pa (Ascp), Andrea Gadue, Mhs, Pa (Ascp)
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Case Study:
A 26 year-old female (G3P1) had a D&E in March, 2010 for a blighted ovum. The diagnosis on the uterine contents at an outside institution was placental site trophoblastic tumor. No follow up care was obtained. Four months later (July, 2010), the patient presented to her OB-GYN stating that she had missed a period and had a positive home pregnancy test. An ultrasound examination failed to identify a fetus, and the patient was referred to TJUH.
At Jefferson an MRI showed a poorly defined uterine mass that extended into the myometrium. The slides from the original D&E were …