Infantile choriocarcinoma: a case report with MRI, angiography and bone scintigraphy.
Infantile and maternal choriocarcinoma is a very rare disease. We report a case with the characteristic clinical features of infantile choriocarcinoma: developing anemia, hemorrhagic liver tumors, rapid progression to death and maternal choriocarcinoma. Bone scintigraphy showed increased uptake by the liver tumors. In this case there were two possible primary sites: the placenta of this pregnancy and a hydatidiform mole that had been present 2 years previously.
Sashi
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R
Department of Radiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita City, Japan.
Sato
K
K
Hirano
H
H
Tomura
N
N
Watarai
J
J
Ishida
A
A
Morita
M
M
D000792:Angiography; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging