PREGNANCY AFTER TREATMENT OF CHORIOCARCINOMA - CASE REPORT
Abstract
Abstract:
This is the first case report from its kind to be reported from the Institute of nuclear medicine, Molecular Biology University of Gezira. It is a case report of a 30-years old lady diagnosed as having choriocarcinoma, gestational trophoblastic tumor, and treated with multiple agent chemotherapy for three months. She was advised not to get pregnant during the first two years following chemotherapy. She was on regular follow up for one year after which she disappeared and discontinued the contraceptive pills. Seven months later she presented with a viable pregnancy and was followed till she delivered a normal viable alive boy. Both the lady and her baby are in a good health after six months from delivery.
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2. Brewer JI, Halpern B, Torok EE. Gestational trophoblastic disease: Selected clinical aspects and chorionic gonadotrophin test methods. In: current problems in cancer. Vol 8. Chicago-London: year book medical publishers, Inc. 1979; 10: 4-42.
3. Jones WB, Lewis JL, Jr. Treatment of gestational trophoblasic disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol; 1974; 120; 14-20.
4. Matsui H, Iitsuka Y, Suzuka K, Yamazawa K, Tanaka N, Mitsuhashi A, Sekiya S. Early pregnancy outcomes after chemotherapy for gestational trophoblastic tumor. J Reprod Med; 2004; 49 (7): 531-534.
5. Matsui H, Iitsukaa Y, Suzukaa K, Yamazawaa K, Tanakaa N, Sekia K, Sekiyaa S. Risk of abnormal pregnancy completing chemotherapy for gestational trophoblastic tumor. Gynecol Oncol; 2004; 88 (2): 104-107.
6. Lewis JL, Jr. current status of treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease. Cancer; 1976; 38: 620-626.
7. Walden PAM, Bagshawe KD. Reproductive performance of women successfully treated for gestational trophoblastic tumors. Am J Obstet Gynecol; 1976; 125: 1108-1114.
8. Walter B J. trophobastic tumors-prognostic factors. Cancer; 1981; 48: 602-607.
9. Yalcin OT, Oyalp SS, Tanir HM. Assessment of gestational trophoblastic disease by Dopplr ultrasonography. Eur J Obstet gynecol reprod Biol; 2002; 103: 83-87.
10. Zhu Lan, Song Hongzhao, Yang Xiuyu and Xiang Yang. Pregnancy Outcomes of Patients Who Conceived within 1 Year after Chemotherapy for Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor: A Clinical Report of 22 Patients. China Med J; 1998; 111: 1004-1006.
11. Nikolic B. pregnancy post choriocarcinoma treatment. Cancer Therapy; 2004; 2: 549-552.
Published
2008-01-01
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OMER ABUIDRIS, Dafalla et al.
PREGNANCY AFTER TREATMENT OF CHORIOCARCINOMA - CASE REPORT.
Gezira Journal of Health Sciences, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 1, jan. 2008.
ISSN 1810-5386. Available at: <http://37.60.236.48/index.php/gjhs/article/view/230>. Date accessed: 03 june 2026.
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