An unusual case of choriocarcinoma following live term pregnancy

Citation
M. Sood et al., An unusual case of choriocarcinoma following live term pregnancy, AUST NZ J O, 40(1), 2000, pp. 101-103
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
ISSN journal
00048666 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
101 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-8666(200002)40:1<101:AUCOCF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Post-term choriocarcinoma is an infrequent event with poor prognosis. The d iagnosis is usually delayed due to failure to recognise the mode of present ation of this disease. Being a rare occurrence, limited data is available r egarding its clinical features. The choriocarcinoma in our patient presente d as an isolated huge pedunculated growth over the uterine serosa without i ntrauterine involvement and distant metastasis.