Metastatic choriocarcinoma with coexistent term pregnancy following four recurrent consecutive moles.
A case is reported of a 38-year-old woman with metastatic choriocarcinoma which followed four recurrent consecutive hydatidiform moles occurring within the preceding 5-year period. She conceived while having pulmonary metastasis, had a coexistent normal pregnancy and delivered a normal infant at term. Surgical resection of the lung lesion together with chemotherapy accomplished a sustained remission, with no evidence of disease after 20 months' follow-up.
Bakri
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pedersen
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Ezzat
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000150:complications*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010984:Platinum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms
D003609:Dactinomycin; D010984:Platinum; D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008727:Methotrexate