Urology Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Gestational choriocarcinoma presenting with bilateral kidney and lung metastases with unknown primary: An uncommon clinical scenario

  • Purushottam Parajuli,
  • Sujeet Poudyal,
  • Suman Chapagain,
  • Bhoj Raj Luitel,
  • Pawan Raj Chalise,
  • Uttam Kumar Sharma

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33
p. 101433

Abstract

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Gestational choriocarcinoma with kidney and lung metastases with delayed presentation after term pregnancy is rare event and not described frequently in literature. We describe a rare case of 24-year-old female with hematuria after 3 years of term delivery. Management includes chemotherapy and even renal embolization in case of life threatening hematuria.

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