Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis and Staging of Gestational Choriocarcinoma

Abstract

Choriocarcinoma is an uncommon, highly invasive malignancy arising from the placental trophoblastic tissue. Though staging is clinical, imaging has significant role in the diagnosis, staging, prognostic risk scoring, and management of choriocarcinomas. The purpose of this article is to review the role of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis, staging, and management of choriocarcinomas in correlation with clinicopathologic findings.

Keywords

choriocarcinoma - ultrasound - color Doppler - computed tomography - positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance imaging

Ethical Approval

The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute (Reference No: IEC/2022/160).

Authors' Contributions

A.M. and V.K. researched the literature and conceived the study. A.M. wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All the authors reviewed and edited the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Publikationsverlauf

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
09. August 2024

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