Open AccessLATENT VAGINAL CHORIOCARCINOMA IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
Author(s) -
Sonobe Hiroshi,
Taguchi Kohji,
Ogawa Katuo,
Yoshioka Tamotsu
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1976.tb00518.x
Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , vagina , vaginal bleeding , medicine , lesion , gynecology , pregnancy , pathology , surgery , biology , genetics
A 50‐year‐old Japanese female with choriocarcinoma showed three unusual features: the primary tumor developed in the vagina ectopically without uterine lesion; the first symptoms of atypical vaginal bleeding and coughing occurred 23 years after the last pregnancy; and the tumor appeared during postmenopause. The possible mechanisms for the ectopic location and latency are discussed.