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National Cancer Institute: Gestational trophoblastic tumor

This webpage focuses on Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor. There is a definition of the term, an overview, and links for treatment, clinical trials, cancer literature, research and related information, and statistics concerning carcinoma of unknown primary. A gestational trophoblastic tumor is any of a group of tumors that develops from trophoblastic cells (cells that help an embryo attach to the uterus and help form the placenta) after fertilization of an egg by a sperm.
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pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, Gestational trophoblastic tumor, embryo, choriocarcinoma
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Material Type:
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Date Added to MERLOT:
January 18, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
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Caroline Hanley
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High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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English
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