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Module 17 : Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia Flashcards

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what is the function of the trophoblast

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  • gain access to maternal circulation
  • infiltrate maternal tissue
  • invade vessles
  • transported to lungs
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what is a hydatidiform mole

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  • refers to cystic degeneration of chorionic villi in molar pregnancy
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what 2 things does hydatidiform mole encompass

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  • complete and partial molar pregnancy
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what is a molar pregnancy in general

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  • abnormal proliferation of pregnancy related to trophoblast with progressive malignant potential
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what are the 4 molar pregnancies

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  • complete
  • partial
  • invasive
  • choriocarcinoma
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what increases risk of molar pregnancy

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  • increase maternal age
  • prior molar pregnancy
  • asian ancestry
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what is the most common GTN

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  • complete molar pregnancy
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what is a complete molar pregnancy

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  • often benign if treated early

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what is the karyotype for complete molar pregnancy

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  • 46xx or 46yy
  • chromosomes are exclusively paternal
    + ovum with absent or inactive maternal chromosomes is fertilized by a normal haploid sperm which duplicate to get diploid
  • 46xy
    + exclusively paternal
    + occasionally empty ovum can be fertilized by 2 sperm
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US look of complete molar pregnancy

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  • no fetus
  • no normal placenta
  • placenta replaced by abnormal hydropic chorionic villi with excessive trophoblastic proliferation
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what are the signs and symptoms of complete molar pregnancy

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  • larger for dates
  • bleeding
  • INCREASED HCG > 100,00
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sonographic features of complete mole

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  • 1st trimester look like incomplete abortion
  • 2nd = echogeinc tissue that expands into endo canal with multiple cystic spaces that range in size up to 2 cm GRAPE
  • ovarian theca lutean cysts bilateral occur
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what is a partial molar pregnancy

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  • triploid (69)
  • one set of maternal chromosomes and 2 sets of paternal chromosomes
  • results from fertilization of normal ovum and 2 haploid sperm
  • diandric triploidy
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what is the pathology of partial molar pregnancy

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  • abnormal fetus with triploid karyotype
  • symmetric IUGR
  • large hydropic placental tissue
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sonographic appearance of maternal partial mole

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  • aka triploidy syndrome
  • placenta small
  • asymmetric IUGR
  • mother may develop early pre eclampsia
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what are the treatments of complete or partial molar pregnancy

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  • evacuation of uterine content
  • hCG titer sampling weekly or monthly for a yar
  • avoid pregnancy for 1 year
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is it possible to have a complete mole with a twin

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  • yes

- a normal pregnancy with a normal placenta and a molar placenta seen separately

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what is persistent trophoblastic neoplasia

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  • PTN
  • invasive mole and choriocarcinoma are referred to as PTN
  • malignant potential
  • MOST CURABLE GYNE MALIGNANCY
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is PTN a life threatening condition

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  • yes

- occurs in setting of molar pregnancy

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what are some rare cases where PTN can occur

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  • normal term delivery
  • spontaneous abortion
  • ectopic pregnancy
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what is an invasive mole

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  • aka chorioadenoma destruens

- most common form of PTN

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what is the history of an invasive mole

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  • presence of chorionic villi and proliferating trophoblast deep in myometrium
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what are the stages of invasive mole spread

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  • confined to uterus
  • spread to adjacent organs and vasculature
  • embolism to distant sites
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what is a choriocarcinoma

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  • starts as a molar pregnancy

- present as miscarries, abortions, normal pregnancy

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what is the histology of choriocarcinoma
- abnormal proliferation trophoblast with no formed villi
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what are the stages of choriocarcinoma
- invades myometrium - invasdes vasculature causes hemorrhage - necrosis - distant mets common
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what are the signs and symptoms of choriocarcinoma and invasive mole
- vaginal bleeding | - respiratory compromise
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what is the treatment of PTN
- follow serum hCG after evacuation | - diagnosis can be hard if many systems affected
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what are the sonographic features of PTN
- NEED EV - focal echogenic nodule in myometrium - lesions may appear hyperehoi complex or multicystic - uterus bulky - uterus heterogeneous and lobulated - see extension of tumor into other pelvic structures
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does ultrasound differentiate between forms of PTN
- no pathology does
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what are the DDX of PTN
- adenomyosis - fibroids - AV malformation
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what are the color doppler features of the PTN
- color aliasing does to AV shunting - chaotic vascular arrangement - size of lesion look larger with color doppler than on gray scale
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what are the suplex doppler features of PTN
- increase peak systolic velocity + > 50 - low resistive index + RI < 0.5
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does doppler play a greater role in diagnosis of PTN or of diagnosis of primary molar pregnancy
- PTN
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DDX of doppler diagnosis of PTN
- color and duplex doppler features are typical of trophoblastic flow either normal or abnormal - same doppler profiles seen with early pregnancy missed abortion or RPOC, PID, abcesses, ovarian tumors
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what would help distinguish between PTN and conditions with similar doppler profiles
- serum hCG and sonographic appearance
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what is sonography mainly used for with PTN
- stage and monitor response to therapy | - proffered over angio because safer
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what is the therapy for PTN
- non metastatic PTN very good prognosis | - treated with methotrexate
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what are the 2 categories of PTN
- low risk = chemo | - high risk
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characteristics of high risk metastatic PTN
- having disease > 4months - pretreatments hCG level > 40,000 - presence of liver or brain mets - poor prognosis
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what is the treatment of high risk PTN
- multiagnet chemo - radiotherapy - surgery
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what is a non gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
- choriocarcinoma can occur with dysgerminoma of the ovary + ovarian counterpart to seminoma + highly malignant germ cell tumor produces hCG

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