Gestational trophoblastic tumours
What Are Gestational trophoblastic tumours? Gestational Trophoblastic Tumours [GTTs], or Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases [GTDs], are abnormal growths arising from placental tissue [or what is meant to form the placenta] due to an aberration in the normal process of fertilization. They are otherwise called pregnancy-related tumours because a gestational/pregnancy event is prerequisite for the development of …