Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor – Case Study with Review of Literature

Abstract

Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) is a rare chorionic type intermediate trophoblastic cell neoplasm. It's a type of neoplasm that affects women of reproductive age and usually occurs after a pregnancy. ETT can arise in both intrauterine and extrauterine locations, and it's easy to confuse it with other conditions such squamous cell carcinoma, placental site nodule, and placental site trophoblastic tumour. Metastasis and death has been reported. Hence, proper diagnosis of this tumor is necessary to avoid delay in proper treatment and to avoid unnecessary, excessive treatment. This tumor is chemoresistant and surgical treatment is considered sufficient for ETT. We present a case of ETT in a 36-year-old woman who came with abdominal pain, vaginal white discharge, and a cervical mass. The objective of this study is to have a thorough knowledge of this entity as it is rare, has distinct histology and immunohistochemistry profile and to avoid delay in the proper treatment.