da Silva FF, Barata R, Rolim I, Carvalheiro C, Gil N, Pantarotto M. Case report: Using DNA short tandem repeats to confirm nongestational origin of pulmonary choriocarcinoma.
Front Oncol 2022;
12:1001627. [PMID:
36324567 PMCID:
PMC9619092 DOI:
10.3389/fonc.2022.1001627]
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Abstract
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasias (GTN) are malignant neoplasms that occur in pregnant or recently pregnant women. Choriocarcinoma (CCA) is a highly aggressive and rare GTN, and cases outside the female genital tract are commonly seen as secondary manifestations of gynecologic disease. In this paper, we describe the case of a 40 years-old female patient with a primary pulmonary CCA who was surgically treated and for whom the confirmation of the primary origin of the tumor was possible using a DNA short tandem repeat genotyping. Distinction between gestational and non-gestational trophoblastic neoplasia is crucial as they require different therapeutic approach and have different prognoses.
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