Gestational Choriocarcinoma of uterus with vaginal metastasis | Zendy

Vidyadhar B Bangal | Zendy; Kunaal K Shinde | Zendy; Satyajit P. Gavhane | Zendy; Rashmi Singh | Zendy

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Gestational Choriocarcinoma of uterus with vaginal metastasis

Author(s) -

Vidyadhar B Bangal,

Kunaal K Shinde,

Satyajit P. Gavhane,

Rashmi Singh

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of biomedical and advance research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2455-0558

pISSN - 2229-3809

DOI - 10.7439/ijbar.v4i2.930

Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , medicine , uterus , gestational trophoblastic disease , metastasis , hysterectomy , regimen , gynecology , gestation , chemotherapy , obstetrics , pregnancy , cancer , surgery , biology , genetics

Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumour that arrise from trophoblastic tissue. It metastsize rapidly to vital organs including lungs and brain. It shows very good response to appropriately chosen chemotherapeutic regimen. A case of gestational choriocarcinoma with vaginal metastasis is reported. She responded very well to EMACO regime. Considering poor compliance for long term follow up, hysterectomy was done after 3 cycles of chemotherapy. She was disease free during three years of follow up.

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