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A 60-year-old man was admitted with pain in the abdomen and vomiting for one day; radiography revealed pneumoperitoneum. Laparotomy with excision of ulcer-bearing portion of the jejunum was done. Histology revealed choriocarcinoma with syncytiotrophoblastic and cytotrophoblastic cell
We experienced a rare case of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma treated successfully with synchronous chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed by three consecutive courses of chemotherapy without surgery. A 19-year-old male patient presented with a two-week history of diplopia, headache, nausea and
Twenty-eight patients with choriocarcinoma have received the three kinds of combination chemotherapy since 1983 at our department, i.e., MOA consisting of moderate dose methotrexate (MTX), actinomycin-D (Act-D) and vincristine, MEA (moderate dose MTX, Act-D and etoposide) and FA (high dose
Non-traumatic separate simultaneous intracerebral haemorrhages (SSIHs) are rare. Relevant aetiologies are diverse and their diagnosis challenging. We report a unique case of SSIH in an 18-year-old male with a background of previously undiagnosed testicular choriocarcinoma and Klinefelter syndrome.
This is report regarding a 28-year-old woman who conceived and delivered a healthy child following treatment for brain metastasis of choriocarcinoma in 1980 and a prolonged postoperative disease-free period. The patient had delivered a hydatidiform mole. Eight months afterwards she was admitted to
The authors report a case of intratumoral hemorrhage in a pineal region choriocarcinoma during neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy. A 12-year-old boy who presented with headache and vomiting had precocious puberty. Neuroimagings revealed a pineal region tumor with obstructive hydrocephalus and his
Choriocarcinoma is a rare and highly invasive gestational trophoblastic tumor that secretes high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). As one of the uncommon non-gestational choriocarcinoma, primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma is an exceeding rare, and aggressive malignancy Herein we report a very rare entity of multiple hemorrhagic metastases to the brain from a primary lung choriocarcinoma in a young woman. The patient presented with recent onset of progressive headache, decreased level of consciousness and multiple episodes of vomiting. CT of the head revealed
We report here a rare case of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma without evidence of tumor elsewhere, presenting as a ring-enhancing lesion managed successfully in our institute (Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). A 22-year-old, right-handed
Gestational choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumor of trophoblastic cells with a propensity to metastasize to various sites including lungs, vagina, brain, liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract, in descending order of frequency. A 29-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the hospital as an
We report a case of a young female patient presenting with a high serum beta-HCG levels, amenorrhea, nausea and anemia which mimicked pregnancy followed by upper gastrointestinal bleeding. A gastric tumor was shown on endoscopy. Histopathologic evaluation revealed Primary Gastric Choriocarcinoma
The authors describe a case of choriocarcinoma that metastasized to the cerebral cortex, vertebral body, and intramedullary spinal cord. A 21-year-old woman presented with sudden headache, vomiting and a visual field defect. Brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance examinations revealed an
Choriocarcinoma is a rare malignant genital tract tumor, arising in the uterus or in the testis. Primary or metastatic choriocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract are infrequent. We report a case of a testis choriocarcinoma presenting as jejunal metastasis with perforation. Histology revealed the
A case of extragenital choriocarcinoma which produces human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in the small intestine of a 48-yr-old Japanese women is reported. Only seven such cases have been reported. The patient complained of postprandial upper abdominal pain and vomiting of 5 months' duration. Nine