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Choriocarcinoma complicated by a vaginal fistula, sepsis and hemorrhagic shock. Case report

  • E.F.C. Murta1,*,
  • R.S. Nomelini1
  • A.M.O. Rua2
  • S.J. Adad2

1Discipline of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Brazil

2Discipline of Special Pathology, Federal University of "Triangulo Mineiro" (FTM), Uberaba, MG, Brazil

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo20060190 Vol.27,Issue 1,January 2006 pp.90-91

Published: 10 January 2006

*Corresponding Author(s): E.F.C. Murta E-mail:

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Abstract

A case of poor prognostic choriocarcinoma developing sepsis is described. The patient was treated with vaginal drainage of pelvic abscess metastases, bilateral hypogastric artery ligation to prevent hemorrhage and single-agent chemotherapy.

Keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Metastasis; Hemorrhage; Sepsis; Chemotherapy

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E.F.C. Murta,R.S. Nomelini,A.M.O. Rua,S.J. Adad. Choriocarcinoma complicated by a vaginal fistula, sepsis and hemorrhagic shock. Case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2006. 27(1);90-91.

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo20060190

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