Choriocarcinoma presenting following a molar pregnancy and preterm vaginal delivery: rarest of rare case

Abstract

Choriocarcinoma is the aggressive histologic type of GTN and is characterized by vascular invasion and metastases of widespread. Choriocarcinoma metastasizes hematogenously. Asian women have more aggressive disease and higher incidence of 1/389 live births and nonAsian women with 1/752 live births. Choriocarcinoma has higher incidence in women less than 18 years and slightly less incidence women more than 45 years.