Choriocarcinoma with brain metastases. Successful management of increased intracranial pressure with barbiturates.
Choriocarcinoma is a potentially curable neoplasm. Although the presence of intracranial metastases worsens the ultimate prognosis, several reports have shown successful response to therapy. This clinical report outlines a method by which the appropriate therapy may be initiated in a patient with intracranial metastases, who otherwise may not have survived the interval necessary for the induction of successful therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy
D001463:Barbiturates; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin