Case Report Intracerebral hemorrhage as initial presentation of nongestational choriocarcinoma: a case report and literature review
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Intracerebral hemorrhage as initial presentation of nongestational choriocarcinoma is extremely rare. The therapy includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Nongestational metastatic choriocarcinoma has a poor treatment effect and a dismal prognosis. This study is to report a rare case of intracerebral hemorrhage as initial presentation of unknown primary of nongestational choriocarcinoma in order to familiarize its diagnosis and treatment, and review the relative reference to enhance the knowledge of it.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016