Mature solid tubal teratoma producing β-HCG simulating a ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Mar:198:165-166. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Authors

Diana Dopico Vázquez¹, Ana Pereda Ríos², Cristina Freire Calvo², Pedro Rodríguez Barro², Cristina Guillán Maquieira², Eladio Busto Lodeiro³, Maria Pilar Troncoso Martínez³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Teresa Herrera, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: dianadopico@hotmail.com.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Teresa Herrera, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
³ Department of Histopathology, Hospital de A Coruña, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.

PMID: 26707749
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.11.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / biosynthesis*
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / diagnosis
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / metabolism*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Tubal / diagnosis*
Teratoma / diagnosis
Teratoma / metabolism*

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human