A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis
Intraplacental choriocarcinoma is a rare type of gestational choriocarcinoma occurring in the placenta, of which only a small number of cases have been reported. Gestational choriocarcinoma rapidly metastasizes to organs such as the lung, brain, and liver; thus, early diagnosis and treatment are ess...
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| author | Eunhyun Lee Hyunjin Cho |
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| description | Intraplacental choriocarcinoma is a rare type of gestational choriocarcinoma occurring in the placenta, of which only a small number of cases have been reported. Gestational choriocarcinoma rapidly metastasizes to organs such as the lung, brain, and liver; thus, early diagnosis and treatment are essential. In addition, intraplacental choriocarcinoma can affect fetal mortality. We present a case of a 33-year-old woman diagnosed with intraplacental choriocarcinoma based on placental biopsy performed after the pregnancy had reached term. The patient had pulmonary metastasis at the time of diagnosis, but after the combination chemotherapy with EMA-EP, complete remission is maintained. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d26a66c2cd31445d8faffe1d515a618a2022-12-21T17:43:27ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752019-10-0112380280610.1159/000503816503816A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary MetastasisEunhyun LeeHyunjin ChoIntraplacental choriocarcinoma is a rare type of gestational choriocarcinoma occurring in the placenta, of which only a small number of cases have been reported. Gestational choriocarcinoma rapidly metastasizes to organs such as the lung, brain, and liver; thus, early diagnosis and treatment are essential. In addition, intraplacental choriocarcinoma can affect fetal mortality. We present a case of a 33-year-old woman diagnosed with intraplacental choriocarcinoma based on placental biopsy performed after the pregnancy had reached term. The patient had pulmonary metastasis at the time of diagnosis, but after the combination chemotherapy with EMA-EP, complete remission is maintained.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/503816gestational choriocarcinomaintraplacentalmetastasisterm pregnancylive birth |
| spellingShingle | Eunhyun Lee Hyunjin Cho A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis Case Reports in Oncology gestational choriocarcinoma intraplacental metastasis term pregnancy live birth |
| title | A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis |
| title_full | A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis |
| title_short | A Case of Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis |
| title_sort | case of intraplacental choriocarcinoma with pulmonary metastasis |
| topic | gestational choriocarcinoma intraplacental metastasis term pregnancy live birth |
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