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Hyperthyroidism in a complete molar pregnancy with a mature cystic ovarian teratoma
BACKGROUND: The hallmark of gestational trophoblastic disease is the production of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) due to the hyperproliferation of extraembryonic trophoblast cells. Previous studies show hCG has thyrotropic action due to its structural similarity with thyroid stimulating hormone...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6086074/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30116304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13044-018-0056-7 |