A case of uterine choriocarcinoma with spontaneous rupture twenty-three years following the antecedent pregnancy

J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 1997 Apr;23(2):189-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1997.tb00830.x.

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman went into shock with a spontaneous uterine rupture due to choriocarcinoma that occurred 23 years after an elective abortion in the first trimester, and she underwent an emergency hysterectomy. After 4 courses of uneventful postoperative chemotherapy, she suffered from severe pneumonia. Fortunately, however, she recovered and has remained in complete remission at 2.5 years follow-up. This is a case of uterine choriocarcinoma with a spontaneous rupture after the longest latent period yet reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Choriocarcinoma / complications*
  • Choriocarcinoma / therapy
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia / complications
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Shock / etiology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / complications*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / therapy
  • Uterine Rupture / etiology*
  • Uterine Rupture / surgery

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin