Atypical presentation of a rare gestational trophoblastic neoplasm: A case report

Faiqa Binte Aamir; Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja; Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi; Ali Aahil Noorali; Mohammad Bin Pervez; Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

doi:10.47391/JPMA.3203

Atypical presentation of a rare gestational trophoblastic neoplasm: A case report

Faiqa Binte Aamir, Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja, Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi, Ali Aahil Noorali, Mohammad Bin Pervez, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

A 34-year-old woman had a history of 3 miscarriages and presented with symptoms of an unproductive cough and rising serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (b-hCG) levels. There were no gynaecological symptoms. A diagnosis of Choriocarcinoma with pulmonary metastasis was made. In Pakistan, the incidence of Choriocarcinoma remains exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 0.3% of all gynaecologic tumours. Though rare, if managed appropriately, it has a reasonably good prognosis, as demonstrated by the outcome of the current case.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1260-1262
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	72
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3203
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022

Keywords

Choriocarcinoma
EMA-CO Chemotherapy
Pulmonary Metastasis
Thoracotomy

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