title: Choriocarcinoma complicated by splenic rupture: an unusual presentation.
abstract: A patient with choriocarcinoma presenting with acute abdominal pain due to splenic rupture from secondary deposits is reported. This rare case exhibited several other unusual features including coexisting bilateral ovarian teratomas and the absence of any evidence of a primary lesion. Several hemangiomata in the liver initially confused the clinic picture.
authors.affiliation: Trophoblastic Disease Referral Unit, Royal Hospital for Women, Paddington, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Challis
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Rew
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Steigrad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human