1. Spontaneous bleeding from an unusual renal mass: A case of gestational choriocarcinoma related to previous pregnancy over a decade earlier
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Mohan Arianayagam, Steve P. McCombie, Varun Bhoopathy, Yilu He, Stuart Adams, and David Habashy
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Urology ,Single renal metastasis ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Disease ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Malignancy ,Gestational choriocarcinoma ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Renal mass ,Pregnancy ,Obstetrics ,business.industry ,Previous pregnancy ,Choriocarcinoma in female ,medicine.disease ,Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Latency stage ,embryonic structures ,RC870-923 ,Differential diagnosis ,business - Abstract
Gestational choriocarcinoma is an uncommon trophoblastic malignancy, occurring in females after pregnancy, which is rarely encountered by urologists. It can be rapidly progressive, however metastases to other organs can occur after a prolonged latency period. We describe a rare case of solitary metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma presenting with spontaneous bleeding from a renal mass, over a decade after the associated pregnancy with a presumed sub-clinical primary tumour. This case demonstrates the importance of recognising gestational choriocarcinoma as a potential differential diagnosis of spontaneous bleeding renal mass in females of child-bearing age as a urologist given the often-aggressive nature of the disease.
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- 2021
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