title: Off-midline retroperitoneal choriocarcinoma presenting as neurologic symptoms.
abstract: A 28-year-old woman suffered from frequent headaches. She had a history of a dilatation and curettage for hydatidiform moles. This admission showed markedly elevated levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and lactate dehydrogenase. Brain MRI showed a hemorrhagic mass in the left temporal area, with rapid growth. Histology of tumors obtained from multiple areas including retroperitoneum was consistent with choriocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: J C W
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*