Gestational choriocarcinoma presenting as an extradural mass--a case report.
Indian J Cancer
; 1997 Mar; 34(1): 22-5
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ABSTRACT
We report an unusual case of a 23 year old female who presented with symptoms of spinal cord compression by an extradural metastasis from a gestational choriocarcinoma. She gave the history of evacuation of a hydatidiform mole five months prior to presentation, following which she had been totally asymptomatic and had not attended any follow-up. She responded to conventional chemotherapy.
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Main subject:
Paraplegia
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Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Epidural Neoplasms
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Choriocarcinoma
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Adult
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian J Cancer
Year:
1997
Type:
Article