Placental Metastais of Maternal Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A case report.
- Author:
Hye Seung LEE
;
Young Ah KIM
;
Chong Jai KIM
;
Je Geun CHI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Placenta;
Metastasis;
Stomach;
Carcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Adult;
Female;
Fertilization;
Fetus;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neoplasm Micrometastasis;
Placenta;
Pregnancy;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
1999;33(3):214-216
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Metastasis of a maternal neoplasm to the products of conception is extremely rare. About 50% of the reported cases were not examined grossly or had no grossly visible tumor deposit. A case of placental micrometastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma in a 28-year-old woman is presented. Artificial termination was performed in 22 weeks of gestation and a female fetus weighing 440 gm was delivered. The placenta weighed 220 gm and was grossly normal. Microscopic examination revealed a small number of micrometastasis scattered in the intervillous space.
