gestational trophoblastic disease/癲癇性発作

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is an uncommon group of pregnancy-related malignancies. Delayed diagnosis is a prognostic factor for worse outcome. GTN is even harder to diagnose if the site of metastasis is uncommon. The reported case is a 27-year-old

OBJECTIVE To report our recent experience managing four patients with brain metastases of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), coordinating systemic chemotherapy with early neurosurgical intervention or stereotactic radiosurgery and intensive supportive care during initial therapy to prevent

We administered general anesthesia for a patient with 8 trisomy mosaic and cerebral palsy. Constitutional 8 trisomy mosaic has been associated with syndromic dysmorphology, corneal opacities, leukemia and trophoblastic disease. In Japan only 4 reports of general anesthesia related with 8 trisomy

BACKGROUND The occurrence of preeclampsia before the 20th week of gestation is rare and it has been associated with hydatidiform molar pregnancy. OBJECTIVE We describe a case of first trimester eclampsia which occurred in a patient with hydatidiform mole. METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 16-year-old

We report here a rare case of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma without evidence of tumor elsewhere, presenting as a ring-enhancing lesion managed successfully in our institute (Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). A 22-year-old, right-handed

Eclampsia is a known complication of preeclampsia during pregnancy and is associated with morbidity and mortality of both the mother and fetus if not properly diagnosed. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are one of the four categories associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.[1] The other three

Choriocarcinoma presents usually as persistent trophoblastic disease, with prognosis worsening with duration from antecedent pregnancy. We present a unique case of a woman with choriocarcinoma who presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with eclampsia. She was managed with magnesium sulphate

A 49-year-old woman who had previously received treatment with cytotoxic drugs for metastatic gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) presented with a witnessed tonic-clonic seizure, headache, confusion and blindness, 6 days after the uneventful administration of a general anaesthetic and 2 months