A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah

A pure ovarian choriocarcinoma is a very rare disease which can be either pregnancy related (gestational), may not be related (non-gestational), or commonly correlated with different type of germ cell; teratocarcinoma, dysgerminoma or undifferentiated carcinoma. A pure non-gestational primary ovaria...

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Main Authors: Mohd Faizal A., Dianie DJK., Suguna S., Soon R., Moharzudi M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8657/
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author Mohd Faizal A.,
Dianie DJK.,
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Soon R.,
Moharzudi M.,
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Soon R.,
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description A pure ovarian choriocarcinoma is a very rare disease which can be either pregnancy related (gestational), may not be related (non-gestational), or commonly correlated with different type of germ cell; teratocarcinoma, dysgerminoma or undifferentiated carcinoma. A pure non-gestational primary ovarian choriocarcinoma is astronomically uncommon and we recorded such condition in 14-year-old teenage girl’s ovary. An abdominal operative procedure with the help of a careful histopathology examination revealed choriocarcinoma in absence of other type of germ cell element. Multiple courses of Etoposide/Methotrexate/Actinomycin-D (EMA) regime of chemotherapy were shown to be effective in this case.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:86572016-12-14T06:47:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8657/ A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah Mohd Faizal A., Dianie DJK., Suguna S., Soon R., Moharzudi M., A pure ovarian choriocarcinoma is a very rare disease which can be either pregnancy related (gestational), may not be related (non-gestational), or commonly correlated with different type of germ cell; teratocarcinoma, dysgerminoma or undifferentiated carcinoma. A pure non-gestational primary ovarian choriocarcinoma is astronomically uncommon and we recorded such condition in 14-year-old teenage girl’s ovary. An abdominal operative procedure with the help of a careful histopathology examination revealed choriocarcinoma in absence of other type of germ cell element. Multiple courses of Etoposide/Methotrexate/Actinomycin-D (EMA) regime of chemotherapy were shown to be effective in this case. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2015-06-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8657/1/09-Mohd%2520Faizal%2520A%2520et%2520al..pdf Mohd Faizal A., and Dianie DJK., and Suguna S., and Soon R., and Moharzudi M., (2015) A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah. Journal of Surgical Academia, vol.5 (1). pp. 51-53. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgical.com
spellingShingle Mohd Faizal A.,
Dianie DJK.,
Suguna S.,
Soon R.,
Moharzudi M.,
A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah
title A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah
title_full A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah
title_fullStr A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah
title_full_unstemmed A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah
title_short A Pure Nongestational Choriocarcinoma of Ovary: Sharing Experience in Sabah
title_sort pure nongestational choriocarcinoma of ovary: sharing experience in sabah
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8657/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8657/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8657/1/09-Mohd%2520Faizal%2520A%2520et%2520al..pdf