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An Unusual Incidental Finding: Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor on the Site of Surgical Repair of a Ventral Incisional Hernia after a Caesarean Section

 

An Unusual Incidental Finding: Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor on the Site of Surgical Repair of a Ventral Incisional Hernia after a Caesarean Section

Adelaide Andriani1, Giada Aveni1, Roberto Silvestro2*, Aron Zompicchiatti2, Claudia Andreetta3, Roberto Petri2 and Alessandro Uzzau4

1Department of General Surgery, Clinica Chirurgica, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
2Department of Surgery, General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
3Department of Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
4Division of Surgery, University School of Medicine, Dipartimento di Area Medica (DAME), University of Udine, 33100, Udine, Italy

*Corresponding author: Dr. Roberto Silvestro, Department of Surgery, General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy, E-mail: roberto.silvestro@asufc.sanita.fvg.it

Received: May 25, 2021; Accepted: June 01, 2021; Published: June 16, 2021

Citation: Andriani A, Aveni G, Silvestro R, et al. An Unusual Incidental Finding: Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor (ETT) on the Site of Surgical Repair of a Ventral Incisional Hernia after a Caesarean Section. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(5): 165.

Abstract

Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor is a rare form of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia only reported in approximately 110 cases in literature. We present the case of a 50 years old woman incidentally diagnosed with an ETT on the site of surgical repair of a ventral incisional hernia after a Caesarean section.

Keywords: Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor; ETT; Ventral incisional hernia; Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; GTN


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