Open AccessGestational choriocarcinoma in a tubal ectopic pregnancy
Author(s) -
Bakri Younes N.,
Amri Aladin,
Mulla Jalila
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349209007951
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic pregnancy , choriocarcinoma , gestation , obstetrics , salpingectomy , gynecology , pregnancy , chorioepithelioma , biology , genetics
A case is reported of a gestational choriocarcinoma arising in a tubal ectopic pregnancy of 7 weeks' gestation. Unilateral salpingectomy and single‐agent actinomycin‐D chemotherapy achieved a cure. A follow‐up 4 years later revealed no evidence of recurrence, with two normal births within that period. The current trend to treat ectopic pregnancy by conservative surgery necessitates monitoring of β‐HCG titres in order to avoid missing a choriocarcinoma developing in an ectopic gestation, even though this is a very rare condition.