title: A case of non-gestational choriocarcinoma arising in the ovary of a postmenopausal woman.
abstract: Primary ovarian choriocarcinoma arising from a germ cell is an extremely rare occurrence, especially in postmenopausal women, and the prognosis is poor. Non-gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary (NGCO) accounts for 0.6% or less of all ovarian neoplasms. It is important to distinguish gestational choriocarcinomas of the ovary (GCO) from other carcinomas because of the poor prognosis of NGCO. We describe a case of NGCO with lung metastasis in a 55 year old woman, which we present together with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joo Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Suk Bong
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Koh