title: Pure nongestational uterine choriocarcinoma in a postmenopausal Chinese woman confirmed with short tandem repeat analysis.
abstract: Nongestational choriocarcinomas have been observed in the ovaries but rarely the uterus in postmenopausal women. Choriocarcinomas of gestational and nongestational origin have distinct prognoses but cannot be distinguished with routine histologic examination. We report a case of nongestational uterine choriocarcinoma in a 62-year-old Chinese woman that was confirmed with short tandem repeat analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Yingmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Yufang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: fengxiaxue1962@163.com.
authors.forename: Fengxia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D031954:Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
keywords: DNA; genotyping; nongestational choriocarcinoma; postmenopausal; short tandem repeat; uterus