Simultaneous Occurrence of Choriocarcinoma in an Infant and Mother

Małgorzata Rzanny-Owczarzak, Joanna Sawicka-Metkowska, Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna, Ewelina Gowin, Patrycja Sosnowska-Sienkiewicz, Przemysław Mańkowski and Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska
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Małgorzata Rzanny-Owczarzak: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Traumatology and Urology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznań, Poland
Joanna Sawicka-Metkowska: Department of Pediatrics, St. Joseph’s Hospital, 61-825 Poznań, Poland
Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna: Department of Pediatric Radiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznań, Poland
Ewelina Gowin: Department of Health Promotion, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznań, Poland
Patrycja Sosnowska-Sienkiewicz: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Traumatology and Urology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznań, Poland
Przemysław Mańkowski: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Traumatology and Urology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznań, Poland
Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznań, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-6

Abstract: Infantile choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare disease. We present a case study of a 1-month-old male with choriocarcinoma diagnosed simultaneously with his mother. On admission to hospital, the disease was very advanced and massive progression and multi-organ failure caused the death of the patient despite the implemented treatment. It was too late to save the child’s life, but early enough to save his mother. The authors believe that the serum levels of hCG should be determined in every newborn with anemia and liver tumor, especially when the mother has a positive history of miscarriage.

Keywords: choriocarcinoma; gestational trophoblastic disease; infant; infantile choriocarcinoma; newborn (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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