title: Asymptomatic intraplacental choriocarcinoma diagnosed on routine placental examination.
abstract: Asymptomatic intraplacental choriocarcinoma is a rare event with only a few case reports in the literature. The recognition of such a lesion on routine placental examination is important and prompts rapid clinical evaluation for identifying residual and/or metastatic disease followed by institution of chemotherapy. Failure to recognize such a lesion on gross inspection of the placenta can result in disseminated disease, which can be lethal. The following report describes the placental findings and clinical outcome in a recent case with a review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0588, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lele
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Crowder
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Grafe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin