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Volume 22	October - December 2006	Number 4
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Gestational trophoblastic disease experience at the
basic medical sceinces institute, JPMC, Karachi.

Saleem Sadiq¹, Suchita Panjwani²

ABSTRACT

Objective: The study was carried out to evaluate the frequency and types of gestational trophoblastic diseases (GTD) in endometrial and hysterectomy specimen received for histopathology examination.

Setting: Department of Pathology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center (JPMC) Karachi.

Subject: One thousand three hundred forty two cases of endometrial curettage (EC) and 1832 hysterectomy specimens were examined.

Results: Out of 1342 cases of endometrial curettage (EC) 242 cases of hydatidiform mole and 5 cases of choriocarcinoma were seen, whereas out of 1832 hysterectomy specimens, 9 cases of invasive mole were seen.

Conclusion: Hydatidiform mole was found to be the commonest gestational trophoblastic disease.

KEY WORDS: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), Endometrial curettage (EC), Hydatidiform mole (HM), Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT).

Pak J Med Sci October - December 2006 Vol. 22 No. 4 483-485

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1. Prof. Saleem Sadiq
Professor

2. Dr. Suchita Panjwani
Student M.Phil

1-2: Department of Pathology
Basic Medical Sciences Institute
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center,
Karachi – Pakistan.

Correspondence:
Prof. Saleem Sadiq,
8A/F24, Block-9, Clifton,
Karachi – Pakistan.

* Received for Publication: August 2, 2005

* Accepted: May 20, 2006

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