Choriocarcinoma metastatic to the maxillary gingiva.
A rare metastatic lesion from a gestational trophoblastic neoplasm is presented in a 26-year-old woman. The first symptom and sign was mild pain and a mass in the gingiva. The diagnosis was established by gingival biopsy. The patient was treated with 6 courses of methotrexate, actinomycin D and cyclophosphamide (MAC) and has no evidence of disease 2 years after completion of therapy.
Altintas
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medicine School of Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Vardar
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Aridoğan
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Doran
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Tuncer
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D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*