Gestational choriocarcinoma at Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, 2004-2010

The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the frequency, risk factors, management and prognosis of gestational choriocarcinoma at the gynaecology-obstetrics C department of the Ibn Rochd Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco over a 7-year period (2004-2010). There were 18 760 pregnancies in the study period, among which 8 cases of gestational choriocarcinoma were recorded, a frequency of 43/100 000 or 1 case of gestational choriocarcinoma in 2345 pregnancies. Maternal age ranged from 20 to 48 years. It occurred after a hydatidiform mole in 4 cases, after spontaneous miscarriage in 2 and after normal delivery in 2 cases. All the patients presented with bleeding. Metastases were found in 3 patients, including 2 with pulmonary localization. Positive diagnosis was made mainly by ultrasound and human chorionic gonadotropin level and histological confirmation was done for all cases. Polychemotherapy was used to treat 4 cases, monochemotherapy to treat 3 and one case received only radiotherapy. Of the 8 cases, 2 patients died and 6 had complete remission.