Abstract:Choriocarcinoma is a malignant trophoblastic tumour usually of placental origin. It is characterized by early metastasis to the brain and lungs. With early detection, it has a better prognosis with treatment. We report a case of 18 years female at 26 weeks of gestation in her third pregnancy who had a history of treatment for metastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasm with chemotherapy and radiotherapy two years back. Therefore, she was managed as a case of recurrent choriocarcinoma with brain metastasis wi… Show more
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