Choriocarcinoma in Ongoing Pregnancy Presenting with Intracranial Metastasis
Choriocarcinoma presents usually as persistent trophoblastic disease, with prognosis worsening with duration from antecedent pregnancy. We present a unique case of a woman with choriocarcinoma who presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with eclampsia. She was managed with magnesium sulphate...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8769/19344_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(ASAK)_PFA(NC_AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Choriocarcinoma presents usually as persistent trophoblastic disease, with prognosis worsening with duration from antecedent pregnancy.
We present a unique case of a woman with choriocarcinoma who presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with eclampsia. She was
managed with magnesium sulphate and underwent a caesarean section. However, she developed seizures in the post-partum period
that were further investigated and attributed to intracranial metastatic lesions of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia (GTN). We discussed
the diagnostic challenge in this rare case of GTN and the grave potential it can have in such a presentation, as in our patient. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |