Abstract
A case is reported of a 38-year-old woman with metastatic choriocarcinoma which followed four recurrent consecutive hydatidiform moles occurring within the preceding 5-year period. She conceived while having pulmonary metastasis, had a coexistent normal pregnancy and delivered a normal infant at term. Surgical resection of the lung lesion together with chemotherapy accomplished a sustained remission, with no evidence of disease after 20 months' follow-up.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Choriocarcinoma / diagnosis*
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Choriocarcinoma / drug therapy
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Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
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Dactinomycin / administration & dosage
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Etoposide / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Hydatidiform Mole / complications*
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery
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Methotrexate / administration & dosage
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Platinum / therapeutic use
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*
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Uterine Neoplasms*
Substances
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Dactinomycin
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Platinum
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Etoposide
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Cyclophosphamide
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Methotrexate