Choriocarcinoma with Uterine
Rupture and Shock: A Rare Case Report
Published: October 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6679
Manika Agarwal, Ritesh Kumar, Jupirika Pyrbot, A.S. Singh
1. Associate Professor, Department of Gynaecology, North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Gynaecology, North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
4. Professor, Department of Gynaecology, North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Ritesh Kumar,
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences,
Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
E-mail: riteshkr9@gmail.com
Choriocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm and a malignant form of gestational trophoblastic disease. Choriocarcinoma is frequently preceded by a complete mole, ectopic pregnancy, nonmolar intrauterine abortion, and uncommonly by a partial mole. It is treated medically with chemotherapeutic drugs usually. However, we managed to save a life with appropriate and timely surgical intervention in a case of choriocarcinoma who presented with uterine rupture, haemoperitoneum, anaemia and hypovolemic shock. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and hysterectomy followed by systemic chemotherapy.
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