Fatal choriocarcinoma syndrome suspected of being an ectopic pregnancy

• Main Authors: S., Aris,, Ibrahim, Z.A.,, Lung, W.S.,, Shamugam, P.S.,, Ti, V.K.,
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert Inc. 2015
• Subjects: chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit; flu like syndrome; hormone blood level; priority journal; respiratory distress; virus pneumonia; wedge resection
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8804

Background: Choriocarcinoma is an aggressive, rapidly invasive, and widely metastasizing epithelial malignancy. It may arise from previously normal or abnormal pregnancy. Choriocarcinoma occurrence in a Fallopian tube is a rare event. Case: A 34-year-old para 8+2, woman presented with right iliac fo...