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ReviewBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024

Intracardiac metastasis of gestational choriocarcinoma: a case report and literature review.

Yu Gu, Haoran Zheng, Xiaowei Xue, Dan Wang, Hongyan Cheng, Liju Zong, Yang Xiang

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Review in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yu Gu *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-8078
Haoran Zheng *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xiaowei XueDepartment of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan Road, Dongcheng District, 100730.
Dan WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Hongyan ChengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Liju ZongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China. 15020012015@163.com.
Yang XiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China. xiangy@pumch.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9112-1021
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) with intracardiac metastasis is rare, and here we reported a patient with intracardiac metastasis of high-risk and refractory gestational choriocarcinoma and reviewed relevant literatures. CASE PRESENTATION: A 37-year-old woman presented with vaginal bleeding and high level of β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) at 199,060 (mIU/mL). It was clinically diagnosed with gestational choriocarcinoma. The patient initially received eight cycles of chemotherapy but unsatisfactory response was observed, and the level of β-hCG still ranged between 5000 and 10,000. Then there was found intracardiac masses in the right atrium (2.6*1.7 cm), anterior chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve (1.4*0.7 cm) and the right ventricle (4.1*2.9 cm) by ultrasonic cardiogram (UCG). PET/CT highly suspected the intracardiac metastasis of choriocarcinoma (SUVmax = 9.3) and no disease was found in the lung and pelvis. The patient undertook complete intracardiac masses resection. The pathology confirmed the intracardiac metastasis of disease. After a week of operation, the UCG found a 5.4*4.2 cm mass in the right atrium again. Considering the poor prognosis, the patient received palliative care and eventually died of disease progression.

conclusionIntracardiac metastasis of GTN is an aggressive sign of disease. Patients can benefit from chemotherapy and surgery. Future investigation of PD-1 immunotherapy combines with chemotherapy are expected to improve the prognosis in this group of patients.

Indexed as

ChoriocarcinomaGestational Trophoblastic DiseaseAdultChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanFemaleHumansPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPregnancyPrognosisChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanGestational choriocarcinomaHeartMetastasis

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