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Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

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Gynecologic Cancer

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  1. Department of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, USA

    Hui T. See MD (Postdoctoral Fellow), Andrzej P. Kudelka MD (Associate Professor) & John J. Kavanagh MD (Chair Ad Interim and Professor)

  2. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, USA

    Ralph S. Freedman MD, PhD (Professor)

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1202, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    Patricia J. Eifel MD

  2. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    David M. Gershenson MD

  3. Department of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1364, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    John J. Kavanagh MD

  4. Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    Elvio G. Silva MD

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See, H.T., Freedman, R.S., Kudelka, A.P., Kavanagh, J.J. (2006). Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. In: Eifel, P.J., Gershenson, D.M., Kavanagh, J.J., Silva, E.G. (eds) Gynecologic Cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28796-5_14

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