title: Metastatic choriocarcinoma presenting in a gravid woman.
abstract: Choriocarcinoma coexistent with an intrauterine pregnancy is rare and requires decisions affecting mother and child to treat this aggressive tumor. An instance of this situation is presented to highlight clinical circumstances that warrant departure from accepted dogma. Pathologic aspects of choriocarcinoma are also discussed. Diagnosis of choriocarcinoma during an otherwise normal pregnancy requires a high index of suspicion and consideration of unconventional diagnostic maneuvers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seay
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bechert
authors.forename: G Larry
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bicher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*