Spontaneous regression of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Kaoru Niimi; Eiko Yamamoto; Kimihiro Nishino; Sawako Fujiwara; Kazuhiko Ino; Fumitaka Kikkawa

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2017.07.011

Spontaneous regression of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2017 Jul 25:21:98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.07.011. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Authors

Kaoru Niimi¹, Eiko Yamamoto^{1

2}, Kimihiro Nishino¹, Sawako Fujiwara¹, Kazuhiko Ino³, Fumitaka Kikkawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
² Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.

Abstract

•We present two cases of postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN).•Both cases presented with lung metastases after hydatidiform mole.•Both cases showed spontaneous regression without treatment.•The mechanism behind this phenomenon remains unclear.•Patients with postmolar GTN and declining hCG values may not need chemotherapy.

Keywords: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; Lung metastases; Spontaneous regression.

Publication types

Case Reports