A Case of Primary Gastric Choriocarcinoma.
- Author:
Moo Hee KIM
1
;
Hye Sung MOON
;
Youn Jung KIM
;
Hye Won CHUNG
;
Woon Sup HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary gastric choriocarcinoma;
beta-hCG
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Adult;
Amenorrhea;
Anemia;
Choriocarcinoma*;
Chorionic Villi;
Female;
Humans;
Mediastinum;
Pregnancy;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2001;44(11):2127-2131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Choriocarcinoma is a malignant tumor arising from chorionic villi following normal or abnormal gestation. It rarely originates in the extragonadal region such as retroperitoneum and mediastinum. In these extragonadal choriocarcinomas, primary gastric choriocarcinoma is extremely rare. A 37-year old woman with primary choriocarcinoma of the stomach presented with amenorrhea and anemia. Serum level of beta-hCG was moderately elevated. There was gastric choriocarcinoma with histologic pattern of adenocarcinoma. We wish to report the extremely rare finding of a choriocarcinoma occurring as a primary gastric neoplasm with gynecologic symptom.
