Choriocarcinoma metastatic to the maxillary gingiva. 1995

A Altintas, and M A Vardar, and N Aridoğan, and F Doran, and I Tuncer
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medicine School of Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.

A rare metastatic lesion from a gestational trophoblastic neoplasm is presented in a 26-year-old woman. The first symptom and sign was mild pain and a mass in the gingiva. The diagnosis was established by gingival biopsy. The patient was treated with 6 courses of methotrexate, actinomycin D and cyclophosphamide (MAC) and has no evidence of disease 2 years after completion of therapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008437 Maxilla One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D002822 Choriocarcinoma A malignant metastatic form of trophoblastic tumors. Unlike the HYDATIDIFORM MOLE, choriocarcinoma contains no CHORIONIC VILLI but rather sheets of undifferentiated cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts (TROPHOBLASTS). It is characterized by the large amounts of CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN produced. Tissue origins can be determined by DNA analyses: placental (fetal) origin or non-placental origin (CHORIOCARCINOMA, NON-GESTATIONAL). Choriocarcinomas
D005260 Female Females
D005887 Gingival Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue in the GINGIVA. Epulis, Congenital,Congenital Epulides,Congenital Epulis,Epulides, Congenital,Neoplasms, Gingival,Gingival Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Gingival
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014594 Uterine Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS. Cancer of Uterus,Uterine Cancer,Cancer of the Uterus,Neoplasms, Uterine,Neoplasms, Uterus,Uterus Cancer,Uterus Neoplasms,Cancer, Uterine,Cancer, Uterus,Cancers, Uterine,Cancers, Uterus,Neoplasm, Uterine,Neoplasm, Uterus,Uterine Cancers,Uterine Neoplasm,Uterus Cancers,Uterus Neoplasm

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