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Gestational choriocarcinoma in the general hospital of Mexico. Analysis of forty cases
Author(s) -
MárquezMonter Héctor,
de la Vega Guillermo Alfaro,
Ridaura Cecilia,
Robles Miguel
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196807)22:1<91::aid-cncr2820220112>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , incidence (geometry) , functional illiteracy , population , socioeconomic status , obstetrics , pediatrics , gynecology , environmental health , physics , political science , law , optics
Epidemiologic data obtained in several series of trophoblastic tumors in different parts of the world have revealed that where undernourishment, high birth rate and overpopulation prevail, a high incidence of these tumors is observed. 1,12,23 In contrast, in countries with‐high standards of living and low birth rate, a low incidence of chorionic tumors is found. 8,13,19,25 In a previous paper the authors reported a high frequency of hydatidiform moles complicating pregnancies in their hospital. 16 Since this chorionic growth is often complicated by choriocarcinoma, a high frequency of this malignant tumor was also expected to occur among the patients coming to the General Hospital. The present study examines epidemiologic, clinical and pathologic aspects in a group of 40 patients with the diagnosis of choriocarcinoma hospitalized in the General Hospital. The patients seen at the General Hospital of Mexico City represent a population segment of Mexico City and nearby population centers with poor environmental and socioeconomic conditions, high index of illiteracy and little if any hygienic education. For this reason the epidemiologic data obtained in this study may not be representative of the country at large, but may be taken as representative of similar groups elsewhere in Mexico.