Abstract:Purpose: Choriocarcinoma mainly occurs in the gonads but extragonadal origin is infrequently reported. Primary hepatic choriocarcinoma (PHC) is a rare malignancy with only 11 cases reported in literature. Most of the previously reported cases are in males, with none reported in a pregnant female. To our knowledge this is the first case of PHC reported in a pregnant lady. Case description: A 23-year-old primigravida presented with a large liver lesion involving the right lobe of the liver at 28 weeks of pregnan… Show more
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