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A Case of Uterine Choriocarcinoma with Spontaneous Rupture Twenty‐Three Years following the Antecedent Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Okamoto Tomomitsu,
Nomura Seiji,
Nakanishi Toru,
Yamada Satoru,
Tomoda Yutaka
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1997.tb00830.x
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , abortion , pregnancy , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , hysterectomy , shock (circulatory) , obstetrics , uterine rupture , gynecology , pneumonia , surgery , uterus , psychology , developmental psychology , genetics , biology
A 53‐year‐old woman went into shock with a spontaneous uterine rupture due to choriocarcinoma that occurred 23 years after an elective abortion in the first trimester, and she underwent an emergency hysterectomy. After 4 courses of uneventful postoperative chemotherapy, she suffered from severe pneumonia. Fortunately, however, she recovered and has remained in complete remission at 2.5 years follow‐up. This is a case of uterine choriocarcinoma with a spontaneous rupture after the longest latent period yet reported.