Placental site trophoblastic tumor: A case report

Patient K.N., age 30, nulliparous deliveries and with one miscarriage, was admitted to the Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, in December 2000 with the following diagnosis: Uterine myoma and adnexal mass.

Placental site trophoblastic tumor; Hysterectomy

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