Choriocarcinoma with atypical presentations causing diagnostic dilemma
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چکیده
Even though choriocarcinoma commonly present with abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic mass, various unusual atypical presentations of have been reported which cause diagnostic dilemmas. Here we two such cases choriocarcinoma- one pulmonary embolism another vulvovaginal mass.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Kathmandu Medical College
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2091-1785', '2091-1793']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v11i3.50791