A case of primary gastric choriocarcinoma and a review of the Japanese literature.
J Gastroenterol
; 29(5): 642-6, 1994 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8000514
ABSTRACT
A 63-year old woman who had experienced melena for 2 weeks was admitted to Tokyo University Hospital. Gastric adenocarcinoma was diagnosed endoscopically and histologically, and a total gastrectomy was performed soon thereafter. Pathological examination of the resected stomach revealed choriocarcinoma of the stomach. Although chemotherapy was administered after surgery, she died 3 months after admission. Autopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary gastric choriocarcinoma, a rare, but highly malignant tumor. It is characteristic; macroscopically it forms a necrotic mass with bleeding, and microscopically it often consists of adenocarcinoma and choriocarcinoma. Since its prognosis is extremely poor, we must take into account the possibility of primary gastric choriocarcinoma when a hemorrhagic gastric tumor with necrosis is found.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
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Coriocarcinoma
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão