Journal of International Obstetrics and Gynecology ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (3): 309-312.doi: 10.12280/gjfckx.20220768

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Misdiagnosis of Ovarian Non-Gestational Choriocarcinoma in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review

GUAN Hong-fei, SHI Li-li(), LI Su-rong, CHENG Hua   

  1. Department of Radiology, Tangshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2022-09-22 Published:2023-06-15 Online:2023-06-27
  • Contact: SHI Li-li, E-mail: 389187822@qq.com

Abstract:

Ovarian non-gestational choriocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor originating from ovarian germ cell. The increase of human chorionic gonadotropin(hCG) can prompt this disease. Adolescents often see doctors for irregular vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain, imaging findings are cystic mass in adnexal region with abundant blood supply. Standardized treatment is beneficial to the retention of children′s reproductive function and the improvement of their quality of life. This paper aims to make a retrospective analysis of a misdiagnosed case and review the literature, analyze and summarize the clinical features, pathological basis, CT imaging manifestations and treatment of this disease, in order to improve the understanding of the disease among radiologists, improve preoperative imaging diagnosis.

Key words: Choriocarcinoma, non-gestational, Ovary, Adolescent, Tomography, X-ray computed, Diagnostic errors