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Gestational Trophoblastic Disease in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
Sill P. R.,
Aimo J. Y.,
Murthy D. P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1987.tb00933.x
Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , gestational trophoblastic disease , medicine , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , obstetrics , mole , retrospective cohort study , port (circuit theory) , pregnancy , gestation , surgery , biology , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering , genetics
Summary: A retrospective study was performed at Port Moresby General Hospital covering the period 1.1.81–31.3.86. There were 37 cases of hydatidiform mole, 2 of choriocarcinoma and 4 of metastasizing gestational trophoblastic disease of unknown histology. During the study period there were 35,630 deliveries in the same hospital. The incidence of hydatidiform mole was found to be 1: 963 deliveries. Among the patients with hydatidiform mole 1 death was recorded whilst in the group with choriocarcinoma and unclassified disease there were 4 deaths. Of the patients treated for hydatidiform mole 48.5% made no follow‐up visits to the hospital.