Case Report
Dysgerminoma Masquerading as Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
Table 1
Differential diagnosis of elevated beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG).
| Obstetric | New intrauterine pregnancy | Missed abortion | Ectopic pregnancy | Molar pregnancy | Oncologic | Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (placental site trophoblastic tumor, epithelioid trophoblastic tumor, choriocarcinoma, and invasive moles) | Embryonal carcinoma | Dysgerminoma | Non-gynecologic cancers (kidney, bladder, lung, breast, and gastrointestinal) | Others | Heterophilic antibodies | Peri-menopausal pituitary production | Quiescent β-hCG | Exogenous β-hCG |
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