Fortuitous Discovery of A Primary Ovarian ChoriocarcinomaDuringa Caesarean Section: About a Case
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Pure ovarian choriocarcinomas are extremely rare and aggressive tumors that may be gestational or non-gestational in origin. Due the rarity of tumor, there is aack of information on the clinicopathologic features, diagnosis, and treatment. We report a case of pure metastatic ovarian choriocarcinoma, to liver and lung, probably of gestational origin, which was accidentally discovered during a caesarean section, treated by surgery and whose chemotherapy could not be conducted on time.
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Tapa E, Rahali M, Lebbar K, Fichtali K, Benhessou M, Bouhya S
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