Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3947729 | Gynecologic Oncology Reports | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
•Cardiac metastasis is a rare manifestation of trophoblastic malignancy•Previous cases have exclusively been reported in choriocarcinoma histology•Our case describes cardiac metastasis, as part of disseminated disease, from an intermediate trophoblastic tumor.•Our patient initially responded systemically to chemotherapy for a brief duration•However, she died from CNS failure 4½ months after diagnosis
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Authors
Wen Xu, Mahendra Singh, Hui Yan, Zarnie Lwin, Melissa Eastgate,