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Infantile choriocarcinoma: a case report with MRI, angiography and bone scintigraphy

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Infantile and maternal choriocarcinoma is a very rare disease. We report a case with the characteristic clinical features of infantile choriocarcinoma: developing anemia, hemorrhagic liver tumors, rapid progression to death and matemal choriocarcinoma. Bone scintigraphy showed increased uptake by the liver tumors. In this case there were two possible primary sites: the placenta of this pregnancy and a hydatidiform mole that had been present 2 years previously.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita City, Japan

    Ryuji Sashi, Kimihiko Sato, Hiroko Hirano, Noriaki Tomura & Jiro Watarai

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita City, Japan

    Akira Ishida

  3. Department of Pathology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita City, Japan

    Mamoru Morita

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Sashi, R., Sato, K., Hirano, H. et al. Infantile choriocarcinoma: a case report with MRI, angiography and bone scintigraphy. Pediatr Radiol 26, 869–870 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03178038

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