Open AccessChoriocarcinoma with lumbar muscle metastases: A case report
Author(s) -
Li Pang,
Xiaoxin Ma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.5036
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , ectopic pregnancy , echogenicity , lumbar , metastasis , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , surgery , pregnancy , ultrasound , cancer , genetics , biology
Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant trophoblastic tumor that presents with early symptoms similar to those of an ectopic pregnancy. Here we present a patient with suspected ectopic pregnancy diagnosed by laparoscopic surgery in our hospital. The patient was found to have choriocarcinoma that had metastasized to the lumbar muscle and presented with symptoms similar to those of an ectopic pregnancy.