title: Methotrexate treatment of cervical pregnancies with different clinical parameters. A report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of cervical pregnancy with different clinical parameters were successfully treated with methotrexate. Case 1 was a viable cervical pregnancy, case 2 was a cervical pregnancy after curettage that developed into a cervical hematoma, and case 3 was a cervical pregnancy at an early gestational age. The interval between diagnosis and treatment ranged from 45 to 76 days. The maximum quantitative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) levels in cases 1, 2 and 3 were 100,180, 19,093 and 956 mIU/mL, respectively. These patients showed a progressive decline in beta-hCG levels, and ultrasound showed a gradual decrease in the size of the pregnancies. The interval between treatment and beta-hCG resolution ranged from 14 to 59 days. Only in case 2 did side effects occur, including stomatitis and transient elevation of serum transaminase. In view of the risks of standard therapy and patients' desire for fertility, methotrexate treatment may be a therapeutic alternative for cervical pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Soong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D008727:Methotrexate