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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152018000100030</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedad trofoblastica gestacional]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Gestational trophoblastic disease]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Durón González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bolaños Morera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pamela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Unimed  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica.</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Integral Cordero  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica.</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>30</fpage>
<lpage>43</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152018000100030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152018000100030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152018000100030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La enfermedad trofoblástica gestacional engloba un conjunto de patologías con potencial maligno y neoplásicas propiamente, las cuales pueden ser adquiridas tras la gestación. Aunque estos tumores abarcan menos del 1% de los tumores ginecológicos, representan una amenaza para la vida de las mujeres en edad reproductiva. Es importante que los médicos comprendan su etiología, evolución natural y manejo, debido a su alto potencial de curación con la posibilidad de preservar la función reproductiva si se diagnostica a tiempo y se trata adecuadamente según sus criterios de riesgo y pronóstico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The gestational trophoblastic disease englobes a set of neoplastic pathologies and pathologies with malignant potential, which can be acquired after gestation. Even though these tumors include less than 1% of gynecological tumors, they represent a threat to the life of women in reproductive age. It is important that physicians understand its etiology, natural evolution and control. If it is diagnosed on time and treated appropriately according to its risk and prognosis criteria, there&#8217;s a high healing potential including the ability of preserving reproductive function.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedad trofoblástica gestacional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neoplasia trofoblástica gestacional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mola hidatidiforme]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tumores trofoblásticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gestational Trophoblastic Disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hidatidiform mole]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Trofoblastic Tumors]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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