Metastatic choriocarcinoma in a middle-aged man presenting as a right thigh mass with venous thrombosis: a case report.
Med Oncol
; 20(2): 189-94, 2003.
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| ID: mdl-12835524
ABSTRACT
Choriocarcinoma is a highly aggressive beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (betaHCG)-producing germ cell tumor. In men, it is a rare neoplasm and can arise in the testes or in various extragonadal locations such as the retroperitoneum, mediastinum, and pineal body. We present a highly unusual case of a middle-aged man with primary metastatic betaHCG-producing choriocarcinoma of the right thigh along with right lower-extremity venous thrombosis. We comment on prognostic variables as well as discuss several theories to account for the unusual location of his choriocarcinoma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coriocarcinoma
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Neoplasias Musculares
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Trombose Venosa
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Oncol
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos