• Medicine · Mar 2024

    Case Reports

    Successful diagnosis of asymptomatic choriocarcinoma by ultrasonography during a viable pregnancy: A rare case report.

    • Qianqian Gao and Hong Luo.
    • Department of Ultrasound, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Mar 1; 103 (9): e37334e37334.

    BackgroundGestational choriocarcinoma occurs very rare in conjunction with pregnancy and it is camouflage for diagnosis.MethodsWe present a rare case of asymptomatic choriocarcinoma in a viable pregnancy that was successfully diagnosed by ultrasonography and had timely treatment.ResultsAccording to the ultrasonography, early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of choriocarcinoma during a viable pregnancy was administered and the newborn was discharged.ConclusionChoriocarcinoma in pregnancy is camouflaged, and its clinical presentation varies widely. Despite an asymptomatic status, metastasis can occur, and ultrasonography is important for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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