Conservative management of placental polyp with oral administration of methotrexate

  • Authors:
    • Seiichi Yamamasu
    • Yuichiro Nakai
    • Junko Nishio
    • Y. Hyun
    • K.-I. Honda
    • K. Hirai
    • O. Ishiko
    • S. Ogita
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2001     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.5.1031
  • Pages: 1031-1033
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Abstract

Surgical treatment is usually selected for placental polyp accompanied by massive bleeding but patients wishing to conserve their fecundity require conservative management. A 35-year old nullipara was diagnosed as having placental polyp on the basis of typical episodes, and detection of placental polypeptide hormones and blood flow by Doppler ultrasonography and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. Oral administration of methotrexate (2.5 mg, three times a day for 5 days) was repeated for three cycles because surgical treatment was rejected. Serum human placental lactogen, blood flow and the polyp disappeared sequentially following chemotherapy. This report thus advocates considering conservative management for placental polyp.

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Yamamasu S, Nakai Y, Nishio J, Hyun Y, Honda K, Hirai K, Ishiko O and Ogita S: Conservative management of placental polyp with oral administration of methotrexate. Oncol Rep 8: 1031-1033, 2001
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Yamamasu, S., Nakai, Y., Nishio, J., Hyun, Y., Honda, K., Hirai, K. ... Ogita, S. (2001). Conservative management of placental polyp with oral administration of methotrexate. Oncology Reports, 8, 1031-1033. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.5.1031
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Yamamasu, S., Nakai, Y., Nishio, J., Hyun, Y., Honda, K., Hirai, K., Ishiko, O., Ogita, S."Conservative management of placental polyp with oral administration of methotrexate". Oncology Reports 8.5 (2001): 1031-1033.
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Yamamasu, S., Nakai, Y., Nishio, J., Hyun, Y., Honda, K., Hirai, K., Ishiko, O., Ogita, S."Conservative management of placental polyp with oral administration of methotrexate". Oncology Reports 8, no. 5 (2001): 1031-1033. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.5.1031