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Refractory metastatic choriocarcinoma treated surgically with polychemotherapy - case report

  • M. Petronijevic1,*,
  • S. Vrzic-Petronijevic1
  • V. Boskovic1
  • D. Bratic1
  • Lj. Vicovac2

1Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

2Institute for Aplication of Nuclear Energy-INEP, Zemun, Serbia and Montenegro

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200605523 Vol.27,Issue 5,September 2006 pp.523-525

Published: 10 September 2006

*Corresponding Author(s): M. Petronijevic E-mail:

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Abstract

The authors present the course of treatment of refractory metastatic choriocarcinoma in a 49-year-old woman was treated surgically by hysterectomy and resection of suprarenal gland metastases. During the treatment the patient received 15 courses of polychemotherapy with different protocols. After five years of treatment and seven years of follow-up there is no evidence of recurency of the disease.

Keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Metastasis; Suprarenal gland; Polychemotherapy

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M. Petronijevic,S. Vrzic-Petronijevic,V. Boskovic,D. Bratic,Lj. Vicovac. Refractory metastatic choriocarcinoma treated surgically with polychemotherapy - case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2006. 27(5);523-525.

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo200605523

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