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| ADVANCES IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE |
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| Author(s): PALMER JR |
| Source: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE Volume: 39 Issue: 3 Pages: 155-162 Published: MAR 1994 |
| Times Cited: 69 References: 57 |
| Abstract: Recent reports on the incidence of hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma are reviewed, with consideration of the methodologic difficulties of obtaining accurate rates. The incidence of hydatidiform mole appears to be about 1 per 1,000 pregnancies in most parts of the world and perhaps twice as high in Japan, Choriocarcinoma is much less common, and estimates of the incidence are highly variable. Maternal age and a history of hydatidiform mole have been established as strong risk factors for both hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma. The evidence for a role of other factors, including diet, ethnicity, endogenous estrogen levels, ABO blood group and environmental toxins, is weaker. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: PALMER, JR (reprint author), BOSTON UNIV, SCH MED, SLONE EPIDEMIOL UNIT, 1371 BEACON ST, BROOKLINE, MA 02146 USA |
Addresses:
1. BOSTON UNIV, SCH PUBL HLTH, DEPT EPIDEMIOL & BIOSTAT, BOSTON, MA USA |
| Publisher: SCI PRINTERS & PUBL INC, P.O. DRAWER 12425 8342 OLIVE BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 63132 |
| Subject Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| IDS Number: NC783 |
| ISSN: 0024-7758 |
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