A Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma following Preterm Delivery at 34th Week of Pregnancy.

Kim, Sung Han; Byun, Sang Woon; Bae, Jong In; Yoon, Sun Hee; Park, Jung Sil; Han, Gwang Soo; Bae, Gook Hwan

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000;43(11):2100-2105.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma following Preterm Delivery at 34th Week of Pregnancy.

Sung Han Kim, Sang Woon Byun, Jong In Bae, Sun Hee Yoon, Jung Sil Park, Gwang Soo Han, Gook Hwan Bae

Abstract

Choriocarcinoma associated with a normal pregnancy is rare. Futhermore, choriocarcinoma coexistent with a viable pregnancy is even rarer and associated with a greater risk of hepatic and cerebral involvement. So timely diagnosis of the disease is important for successful treatment and aggressive diagnostic procedures may therefore warranted. The patient should be treated with primary intensive combination chemotherapy(EMA-CO) and the selective use of irradiation and surgical therapy. We experienced a case of metastatic choriocarcinoma of lung and kidney following preterm delivery at 34th week of pregnancy and so present it with brief review of literature.

Key Words: Metastatic choriocarcinoma, Normal pregnancy