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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment modalities and outcomes of patients with intracranial metastases resulting from gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN).
METHODS
A retrospective study was done of patients with brain metastases due to GTN admitted to the Trophoblastic
BACKGROUND
Pituitary metastasis secondary to gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is an extremely rare condition that has not been previously reported in the literature.
METHODS
A 23-year-old female presented with symptoms of amenorrhea for 6 months. She was diagnosed with choriocarcinoma, and
A case of gestational trophoblastic tumor (GTT) concurrent with an intrauterine pregnancy is reported in a 21-year-old gravida 2 para 0 (0010) who presented with dyspnea, orthopnea, headache, and blurring of vision at 33 weeks age of gestation. She had a history of hydatidiform mole for which
OBJECTIVE
To report our recent experience managing four patients with brain metastases of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), coordinating systemic chemotherapy with early neurosurgical intervention or stereotactic radiosurgery and intensive supportive care during initial therapy to prevent
BACKGROUND
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is a spectrum of disease with abnormal trophoblastic proliferation. Treatment is based on FIGO stage and WHO risk factor scores. Patients whose score is 12 or more are considered as at extremely high risk with a high likelihood of resistance to
BACKGROUND
Twin pregnancy with an apparently healthy fetus and complete hydatidiform mole (CHMTF) is a rare condition. We present the first reported case in a woman with sickle cell disease.
METHODS
An 18-year-old woman, para 1, gravida 0, with sickle cell disease was diagnosed at 19 weeks as having
Choriocarcinoma is a rare and highly invasive gestational trophoblastic tumor that secretes high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). As one of the uncommon non-gestational choriocarcinoma, primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma is an exceeding rare, and aggressive malignancy We report here a rare case of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma without evidence of tumor elsewhere, presenting as a ring-enhancing lesion managed successfully in our institute (Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). A 22-year-old, right-handed
The development of brain and central nervous system (CNS) metastases from primary gynecologic cancers is an extremely uncommon but deadly process. Through this retrospective case series of patients treated at a single institution from 2004 to 2018, we aim to explore potential clinical patterns of
A 49-year-old woman who had previously received treatment with cytotoxic drugs for metastatic gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) presented with a witnessed tonic-clonic seizure, headache, confusion and blindness, 6 days after the uneventful administration of a general anaesthetic and 2 months
Choriocarcinoma is the most malignant tumor of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. It grows rapidly and metastasizes to the lung, liver, and, less frequently, to the brain. One rare case of metastatic cerebral choriocarcinoma with initial presentation of intracerebral hemorrhage is reported. A
The 2016 U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (U.S. MEC) comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by women and men who have certain characteristics or medical conditions. These recommendations for health care providers were updated by CDC after
Background. Gestational choriocarcinoma (GC) is a recognized clinicopathological subtype of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia that usually metastasizes hematogenously to highly vascular organs like the lung, liver, and brain. However, orbital metastasis to the choroid and lacrimal gland is a rare