Case report: choriocarcinoma presenting with brain metastases

Although choriocarcinoma is a gynaecologic malignancy, it may well present with nongynaecologic symptoms. We present such a case with metastases to the lungs and brain. The malignancy had arisen in a full-term pregnancy ending nine months prior to admission. In female patients presenting with cerebral metastases, a pregnancy test will either confirm or dismiss the possibility of choriocarcinoma.