Diagnosis and treatment of malignant trophoblastic tumors: errors, dangers, complications (review of the literature)

Early diagnosis of malignant trophoblastic tumors (MTT) and their possible complications is important for the timely and successful treatment of the disease while preserving young women's reproductive function. This article reflects the principles of diagnosis based on an integrated approach, as well as modern methods of treating MTT, primarily chemotherapy, regimens of which have been standardized to date. Unfortunately, having clear algorithms for diagnosis and treatment, we continue to face various kinds of errors, both at the stage of diagnostic search and at the stage of treatment of MTT. The most significant errors allowed by clinicians in the main sections on the way of diagnosis and management of patients are discussed within the framework of the article. The urgency of the problem is obvious, because at the cost of such errors are not only the loss of reproductive potential, but also the unjustified death of young women from a potentially curable disease.