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Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma
BACKGROUND: Germ cell tumors of the ovary constitute less than one percent of ovarian tumors worldwide. Choriocarcinoma arising de novo from the ovary is very rare and only occasionally reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarci...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657619 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.902578 |
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author | Syed, Moinullah Meshram, Shefali Deshpande, Pooja Parida, Bikash |
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description | BACKGROUND: Germ cell tumors of the ovary constitute less than one percent of ovarian tumors worldwide. Choriocarcinoma arising de novo from the ovary is very rare and only occasionally reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma that was confirmed by beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) levels and histopathology. CASE REPORT: Our case is of a middle-aged multiparous female who presented with amenorrhea for three months. She underwent an evaluation with ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which revealed bilateral bulky solid adnexal masses. Based on an increased blood level of the beta human chorionic gonadotropin and a histopathological examination, the diagnosis of bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma was made. CONCLUSIONS: The imaging findings were found to be specific for bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma. |
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spelling | pubmed-58940372018-04-13 Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma Syed, Moinullah Meshram, Shefali Deshpande, Pooja Parida, Bikash Pol J Radiol Case Report BACKGROUND: Germ cell tumors of the ovary constitute less than one percent of ovarian tumors worldwide. Choriocarcinoma arising de novo from the ovary is very rare and only occasionally reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma that was confirmed by beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) levels and histopathology. CASE REPORT: Our case is of a middle-aged multiparous female who presented with amenorrhea for three months. She underwent an evaluation with ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which revealed bilateral bulky solid adnexal masses. Based on an increased blood level of the beta human chorionic gonadotropin and a histopathological examination, the diagnosis of bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma was made. CONCLUSIONS: The imaging findings were found to be specific for bilateral non-gestational pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma. Termedia Publishing House 2017-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5894037/ /pubmed/29657619 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.902578 Text en Copyright © Polish Medical Society of Radiology 2017 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). License allowing third parties to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercially. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Syed, Moinullah Meshram, Shefali Deshpande, Pooja Parida, Bikash Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma |
title | Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma |
title_full | Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma |
title_fullStr | Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma |
title_short | Extremely Rare Case of Bilateral Pure Primary Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma |
title_sort | extremely rare case of bilateral pure primary non-gestational ovarian choriocarcinoma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657619 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.902578 |
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