Journal of Spine

Mehrdad Hosseinzadeh Bakhtevari

Publications

• Case Report
  Choriocarcinoma Presenting with Spinal Metastasis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
  Author(s): Keveh Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad Hallajnejad, Amirarsalan Amin Darozarbi, Mehrdad Hosseinzadeh Bakhtevari, Reza Jabbari and Omidvar RezaeiKeveh Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad Hallajnejad, Amirarsalan Amin Darozarbi, Mehrdad Hosseinzadeh Bakhtevari, Reza Jabbari and Omidvar Rezaei
  
  Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a spectrum of cellular proliferations originating from placental villous trophoblasts. Spinal metastasis of choriocarcinoma is rare, especially after a normal pregnancy. In this paper, we present a rare case of metastatic choriocarcinoma to the lumbar spine as the first manifestation of disease. The patient underwent surgery, and a dark red hemorrhagic, epidural mass was totally removed. Histopathologic studies on the mass and specimen from the episiotomy site led to a diagnosis of metastatic choriocarcinoma. Surgical resection has a limited role in metastatic choriocarcinoma, but it should be considered if rapid-onset neurological deficit appears due to spinal cord compression. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000336

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