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Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumour: A Case with Genetic Linkage to a Child Born over Seventeen Years Prior, Successfully Treated with Surgery and Pembrolizumab.
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Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) [Curr Oncol] 2021 Dec 13; Vol. 28 (6), pp. 5346-5355. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 13. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Epithelioid trophoblastic tumours are rare neoplasms showing differentiation towards the chorion leave-type intermediate cytotrophoblast, with only a handful of cases being reported in the literature. These tumours are slow-growing and are typically confined to the uterus for extended periods of time. While the pathogenesis is unclear, they are thought to arise from a remnant intermediate trophoblast originating from prior normal pregnancies or, less frequently, gestational trophoblastic tumours. A protracted time period between the gestational event and tumour development is typical. This case describes a 49-year-old previously healthy female who presented with a completely asymptomatic uterine mass, discovered incidentally during a routine gynaecological assessment. The pathological analysis of the hysterectomy specimen confirmed an epithelioid trophoblastic tumour, involving the uterus and cervix. This is a rare gynaecological tumour. A comparative short tandem repeat analysis revealed genetic similarities to a previous healthy gestation seventeen years prior. She was successful treated with adjuvant pembrolizumab, with no evidence of disease recurrence to date.
- Subjects :
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Female
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Pregnancy
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease drug therapy
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease genetics
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease surgery
Uterine Neoplasms drug therapy
Uterine Neoplasms genetics
Uterine Neoplasms surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1718-7729
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34940085
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28060446