Unusual presentation of choriocarcinoma. A case report
Date
1979-01
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Publisher
Health and medical Publishing Group (HMPG)
Abstract
Authors report the management of a case of malignant trophoblastic disease which presented initially as a haematemesis and melaena from a gastric metastasis. The patient had had a tubal sterilization 4 years previously. The management of trophoblastic disease in general is also discussed, and the importance of chemotherapy is stressed.
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The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Choriocarcinoma in women -- Treatment, Choriocarcinoma -- Chemotherapy, Stomach diseases -- Chemotherapy, Trophoblastic tumors in women -- Treatment, Stomach metastasis -- Treatment, Neoplasm metastasis
Citation
Villett, W. T., Du Toit, D. F., Conroy, C. 1979. Unusual presentation of choriocarcinoma :
a case report. South African Medical Journal, 55, 96: 96-98