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Preliminary Doppler studies on the uterine artery and myometrium in trophoblastic tumours requiring chemotherapy
Article first published online: 22 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb16239.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 97, Issue 8, pages 686–689, August 1990
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LONG, M. G., BOULTBEE, J. E., BEGENT, R. H. J., HANSON, M. E. and BAGSHAWE, K. D. (1990), Preliminary Doppler studies on the uterine artery and myometrium in trophoblastic tumours requiring chemotherapy. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 97: 686–689. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb16239.x
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- Issue published online: 22 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 22 AUG 2005
- Received 11 October 1989 Accepted 15 February 1990
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Summary. The uterine circulation in 38 patients with invasive mole or choriocarcinoma were investigated using Doppler ultrasound. Twenty-six non-pregnant and 23 pregnant volunteers were assessed in a similar fashion to act as control groups. The pulsatility indices were significantly lower in the patients with trophoblastic disease when compared with the non-pregnant and pregnant groups (Student's t-test; P<0.001 and P<0.02 respectively). The uterine circulation in persistent trophoblastic diseases shows a characteristic Doppler profile suggesting the presence of large low resistance blood vessels. This may be useful in the initial assessment of these tumours before cytotoxic chemotherapy.