METASTATIC CHORIOCARCINOMA PRESENTING WIT H CEREBRAL-HEMORRHAGE

We report the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with multiple episodes of cerebral bleeding secondary to a choriocarcinoma with brai n, lung and abdominal metastases, which had been partially treated 1 y ear before. The diagnosis was confirmed by a-high serum beta HCG level This case emphasizes the importance of suspecting an underlying chori ocarcinoma and obtaining a serum beta HCG level in young women present ing with a cerebral haemorrhage.