Primary pure choriocarcinoma of the ovary.

Abstract

The authors report a case of pure primary choriocarcinoma of the ovary (FIGO stage III A) in a young patient with 24-month follow-up. The patient, an advanced case of choriocarcinoma, was treated with combination chemotherapy comprising vincristine, bleomycin and cisplatinum. It is stressed that at that stage of the disease it is of prime importance to initiate combination chemotherapy for improvement in survival and prognosis of such cases rather than to distinguish the gestational or nongestational origin of the tumor.

• Authors: V Grover, R K Grover, R Usha, K B Logani
• Journal: Gynecologic and obstetric investigation (Gynecol Obstet Invest) Vol. 30 Issue 1 Pg. 61-3 ( 1990) ISSN: 0378-7346 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 1699856 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Bleomycin
• Vincristine
• Cisplatin

Topics

• Adult
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Bleomycin (administration & dosage)
• Choriocarcinoma (drug therapy, pathology)
• Cisplatin (administration & dosage)
• Female
• Humans
• Ovarian Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
• Ovary (pathology)
• Vincristine (administration & dosage)