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Can anyone help me with these results?

Posted by kimmy1980 @kimmy1980, Mar 24 5:29am

MICROSCOPIC Endometrial curretings: Sections show multiple small nodules of placental site
tissue. No intact endometrium is present for assessment on the initial levels.
Further sections will be examined and a supplementary report issued.
Pathologist Dr J Perry-Keene
Pathology Queensland
Reported: 1 March 2025
FURTHER REPORT Multiple levels are examined and no intact endometrium is present The nodules show focal nuclear reactivity for Ki67 in what appear to be trophoblastic cells. The morphology is unusual and the case will be referred for an expert
opinion and a further report will be issued.
SUMMARY Endometrial curretings: Placental site nodules, some atypical features; further report to follow.

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val64 | @val64 | Mar 25 7:48am

I am not a doctor. My take on this, with an assist from Google, is that the pathologist thinks this is a form of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). There are several types of GTD, but this pathologist isn't sure which type is present in your specimen, so they have sent it to an an expert in these diseases to get a final diagnosis.

According to Cancer Research UK:

"Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is the name for abnormal cells or tumours that start in the womb from cells that would normally develop into the placenta. They are extremely rare but can happen during or after pregnancy. Most are non cancerous (benign) but some are cancerous. They are different to womb cancer."

There is more information at https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/gestational-trophoblastic-disease-gtd

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cookercooker | @cookercooker | Mar 25 10:10am
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@val64

I am not a doctor. My take on this, with an assist from Google, is that the pathologist thinks this is a form of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). There are several types of GTD, but this pathologist isn't sure which type is present in your specimen, so they have sent it to an an expert in these diseases to get a final diagnosis.

According to Cancer Research UK:

"Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is the name for abnormal cells or tumours that start in the womb from cells that would normally develop into the placenta. They are extremely rare but can happen during or after pregnancy. Most are non cancerous (benign) but some are cancerous. They are different to womb cancer."

There is more information at https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/gestational-trophoblastic-disease-gtd

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Ask your oncologist for an interpretation. That's their job.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 2 days ago

@kimmy1980, it can be anxiety inducing to get results before having the appointment with your doctor to discuss them. As @cookercooker said, results are best interpreted by your doctor because they have more pieces of the diagnostic puzzle to draw from, like your medical history, blood work and other findings.

Kimmy, have you had a chance to talk with your doctor since posting this? Any update? How are you doing?

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