Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Sachiko Takikawa

Publications

• Case Report
  A Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor Complicated with Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report
  Author(s): Tomoko Nakamura, Akira Iwase, Chiharu Ishida, Sachiko Takikawa, Maki Goto and Fumitaka KikkawaTomoko Nakamura, Akira Iwase, Chiharu Ishida, Sachiko Takikawa, Maki Goto and Fumitaka Kikkawa
  
  A placental site trophoblastic tumor requires care in management and a prompt diagnosis. Placental site trophoblastic tumor is a rare type of gestational trophoblastic disease and displays non-specific presentations similar to those of uterine arteriovenous malformation and those of non-neoplastic gestational trophoblastic diseases such as placental polypoid tumor. Diagnosis from biopsy is extremely rare, and a delay in diagnosis can result in a poor prognosis for patients with placental site trophoblastic tumor. Although patients with placental site trophoblastic tumor, uterine arteriovenous malformation, and placental polypoid tumor are all commonly in their reproductive years, most patients with uterine arteriovenous malformation and placental polypoid tumor can have their fertility preserved with transcatheter arterial embolism treatment. However,.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000596

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