Placental-site trophoblastic tumors: a case of resistant pulmonary metastasis

Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2008 Mar;5(3):171-5. doi: 10.1038/ncponc1042.

Abstract

Background A 52-year-old woman whose last known pregnancy was 12 years before presentation was diagnosed with mixed trophoblastic tumor that included placental-site trophoblastic tumor, epithelioid trophoblastic tumor, and focal choriocarcinoma. There was no clear evidence of metastatic disease on initial evaluation. Investigations Histopathology, laboratory tests, immunohistochemistry, chest X-ray, CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, fine-needle aspiration biopsy, PET-CT scan.Diagnosis Metastatic chemoresistant placental-site trophoblastic tumor positive for EGFR, VEGF receptor, and platelet-derived growth factor receptor. Management Abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic radiation, etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D/cyclophosphamide and vincristine chemotherapy, left thoracotomy with wedge resection, taxol, etoposide, cisplatin therapy, right thoracotomy with wedge resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Mixed Tumor, Malignant / pathology
  • Mixed Tumor, Malignant / secondary*
  • Mixed Tumor, Malignant / therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site / pathology
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site / secondary*
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site / therapy
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / therapy