title: Metastatic trophoblastic neoplasm: Report of a case with a delay in diagnosis resulting from an unusual presentation.
abstract: Choriocarcinoma is so rare and presents such different pictures that its diagnosis may be delayed or missed entirely, depriving the patient of early treatment and the chance of a cure. This paper describes such a case and emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high degree of suspicion for trophoblastic disease and its complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dessouky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D010446:Peptide Fragments