Table 2.
A compilation of reported cases of intestinal metastases from choriocarcinoma published in English from 1933 to the present
| Age | Symptoms | Time until last pregnancy | hCG level before treatment (IU/mL) | Metastatic lesions | Primary uterine lesion | Treatment | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bin Chet Toh (2020) [10] Fatemi SR (2017) [11] |
38 y 33 y |
melanorrhagia Abdominalgia, melanorrhagia |
Not available 5 years |
6,764 57,000 |
Jejunum, lung Jejunum |
No Yes |
Selective coil vascular embolization, chemotherapy Jejunum lesion resection and anastomosis, chemotherapy |
Not available Alive |
| En Bee Cho (2016) [5] | 40 y | Abdominalgia, vaginal bleeding | 2 years | 8,837 | Jejunum, lung, liver | No | Jejunum lesion resection and anastomosis, diagnostic curettage, EMA-CO | Alive |
| Anisha Ramessur (2015) [12] | 32 y | melanorrhagia, anemia | 5 years | 77,000 | Jejunum, lung, liver | YES | EP chemotherapy | Alive |
| Anil Arora (2013) [13] | 31 y | Lower GI bleeding | 5 months | 25,000 | Proximal ileum, cecum, ascending colon, sigmoid, rectum | Yes | Ileal lesion resection and anastomosis | Not available |
| Bokhari (2009) [14] | 35 y | Lower GI bleeding | 1 month | Not available | Terminal ileum, lung, spleen, kidney, posterior mediastinum | No | Ileal lesion resection and anastomosis | Not available |
| M Chaturvedi (2005) [15] | 30y | Weakness, fatiguability, giddiness, breathlessness, and palpitations | 6 months | Not available | Ileum, descending colon, lung, liver, pancreas, right kidney | No | Not available | Died 5 days after admitted to hospital |
| PG Balagopal (2003) [16] | 32 y | Abdominalgia, vomiting | Not available | Not available | Jejunum, lung, liver, brain | No | Small bowel resection and anastomosis, EMA-CO/BEP | Not available |
| Bina Ravi (1997) [17] | 22 y | Fever, vomiting, abdominal distention | Not available | Not available | Small bowel, liver, spleen | No | Small bowel resection and anastomosis | Died 8 days after surgery |
| I.T. Magrath (1971) [18] | 23y | melanorrhagia | 1 month | > 1,000,000 IU/day | Proximal ileum, ampulla of Vater, lung, liver | No | Small bowel resection and anastomosis | Died 7 months after treatment |
| Sear JB (1933) [19] | 32y | melanorrhagia, weakness | 3 years | Not available | Jejunum, omentum, liver | No | Small bowel resection and anastomosis, X-ray treatment | Died 1 month after surgery |