Ectopic Non-gestational Pure Choriocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder in a Young Nulliparous Female: A Diagnostic Challenge

Abstract

Choriocarcinoma can occur at ectopic extragenital locations such as lungs, mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and even in the brain (nongestational choriocarcinoma). Choriocarcinoma arising in the urinary bladder is extremely uncommon with only a few cases reported worldwide. It is important to recognize and give comprehensive diagnosis of this entity, as it has poorer prognosis as compared to the conventional gestational choriocarcinoma and requires stepped-up chemotherapy. Here, we present such a case in a 19-year-old girl and the diagnostic conundrum associated with it.

Keywords

Choriocarcinoma - GATA-3 - nongestational - primary - urinary bladder

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