A Fibroid or Cancer? A Rare Case of Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumour
Joint Authors
Friedlander, Michael
Luk, Wan Yu
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a rare complication of pregnancy which is characterised by abnormal growth of the trophoblasts at the placental site.
It is categorised into benign and malignant forms, which include hydatidiform moles (HMs) and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), respectively.
A mixed choriocarcinoma (CC) and epithelioid trophoblastic tumour (ETT) is an extremely rare subgroup of GTN, which is a highly curable but aggressive form of malignancy.
Case.
We report a case of mixed CC and ETT in a 41-year-old patient who presented with a 2-year history of menorrhagia and fibroid uterus in the absence of previous history of molar pregnancy.
She had a 12-year interval between the antecedent pregnancy and presentation.
She was treated with intensive regimen of adjuvant chemotherapy, etoposide, methotrexate, and actinomycin-D with etoposide and cisplatin (EMA-EP).
She has remained disease free for more than 5 years.
Conclusion.
This case highlights the importance of considering GTN as one of the differential diagnoses value of β-HCG in patients presented with menorrhagia and growing fibroids.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Luk, Wan Yu& Friedlander, Michael. 2013. A Fibroid or Cancer? A Rare Case of Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumour. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475992
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Luk, Wan Yu& Friedlander, Michael. A Fibroid or Cancer? A Rare Case of Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumour. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475992
American Medical Association (AMA)
Luk, Wan Yu& Friedlander, Michael. A Fibroid or Cancer? A Rare Case of Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumour. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475992
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475992