Choriocarcinoma with atypical presentations causing diagnostic dilemma

Authors

  • Pooja Paudyal Assistant ProfessoR, Department of Obstetrics And Gynecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7522-0759
  • Suniti Rawal Professor, Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-6922
  • Neeta Katuwal Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-2716
  • Sanyukta Rajbhandary Clinical Registrar, Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-5578
  • Asma Kunwar Postgraduate Resident, Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7539-7618

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v11i3.50791

Keywords:

metastatic choriocarcinoma, pulmonary embolism, vulvovaginal masS

Abstract

Even though choriocarcinoma commonly present with abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic mass, various unusual and atypical presentations of choriocarcinoma have been reported which cause diagnostic dilemmas. Here we present two such cases with unusual presentations of choriocarcinoma- one with pulmonary embolism and another with vulvovaginal mass.

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Published

2022-10-01

How to Cite

Paudyal, P., Rawal, S., Katuwal, N., Rajbhandary, S., & Kunwar, A. (2022). Choriocarcinoma with atypical presentations causing diagnostic dilemma. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 11(3), 189–191. https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v11i3.50791

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Volume 11, Number 3, Issue 41, July-September 2022

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Case Reports

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