[Biology of the trophoblastic tissue and placental tumors].

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The trophoblast of early placenta has many attributes of malignant tissue: it displays highly proliferative and invasive properties and expresses hormones, growth factors, growth factor receptors and oncogene products. Moreover, this tissue may have an autocrine control of growth. Collectively, these properties are similar to those of malignant tissues and the normal trophoblast is then considered as a...

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