Open AccessChoriocarcinoma of the cervix
Author(s) -
Lee JingDer,
Chang TingChang,
Lai YingMing,
Hsueh Swei,
Soong YungKuei
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 - 10.3109/00016349209021099
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , methotrexate , cervix , cervical pregnancy , incidence (geometry) , hysterectomy , chemotherapy , chorioepithelioma , pregnancy , obstetrics , gynecology , abortion , surgery , ectopic pregnancy , cancer , physics , biology , optics , genetics
The incidence of primary cervical choriocarcinoma is extremely low, with only approximately 60 cases reported. We present a case of primary cervical choriocarcinoma, which was originally mis‐diagnosed as a cervical pregnancy . After failure of conservative treatment with methotrexate, the patient underwent a hysterectomy, followed by chemotherapy with actinomycin‐D. After twenty months of follow‐up, the patient is in good condition and her serum β‐hCG levels are normal.