Tubal choriocarcinoma: a rare entity

Shanti Sah; Vaanika Kaira

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20204849

Authors

Shanti Sah Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SRMS-IMS, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vaanika Kaira Department of Pathology, SRMS-IMS, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20204849

Keywords:

Tubal choriocarcinoma, Malignant tumor, Villi epithelium

Abstract

Choriocarcinoma is common after molar pregnancy and follows in almost 50% of such pregnancies, but in some rare cases it follows even after an ectopic pregnancy. Tubal choricarcinoma associated with an ectopic pregnancy has an aggressive course but it is curable.

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Author Biographies

Shanti Sah, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SRMS-IMS, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Associate Professor,

Department of Obstetrics and Gyanecology

Vaanika Kaira, Department of Pathology, SRMS-IMS, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

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