Metastatic trophoblastic neoplasm: Report of a case with a delay in diagnosis resulting from an unusual presentation.
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.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
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*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D010446:Peptide Fragments