TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gestational Trophoblastic Disease A1 - Yeomans, Edward R. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Gilstrap III, Larry C. A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary PY - 2017 T2 - Cunningham and Gilstrap's Operative Obstetrics, 3e AB - Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) refers to a spectrum of interrelated but histologically distinct tumors originating from the placenta (Table 10-1). These diseases are characterized by a reliable tumor marker, the β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG), and have varying tendencies toward local invasion and metastasis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138212977 ER -