[The angiographic diagnosis of trophoblastic tumours (author's transl)]

Pelvic angiograms were performed on ten patients with trophoblastic tumours. Together with a history and HCG determinations the diagnosis can be made with certainty. It is not possible to differentiate between invasive moles and chorion carcinomas. The results of chemotherapy can be clearly evaluated. A normal pelvic angiogram does not exclude a trophoblastic tumour with complete certainty, since this can be localised to other organs. It has the advantage over curettage of being able to show very small tumours, as well as tumours not situated in the uterine cavity.