Primary Intracranial Choriocarcinoma: Case Report.
- Author:
Jeong Pill PARK
1
;
Houng Bong MOON
;
Jae Hong JO
;
Hyeun Won JO
;
Hayk PARK
;
Sung Moon YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Dong Gang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Choriocarcinoma;
B-HCG
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Animals;
Choriocarcinoma*;
Chorion;
Female;
Horns;
Humans;
Male;
Pregnancy
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1993;22(12):1364-1368
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary intracranial choriocarcinoma is a extremely rare neoplasm since the case was reported by Askanasy, in 1906, there have been 35 reported, even if germinal neoplasms containing chorocarcinoma-like tissue are added. But pure choriocarcinoma was rarely reported. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of 18-year-old boy with tumor in subependymal region around left frontal horn, which was present with high level of serum beta chain of chorionic gonadotropin(B-HCG) and was verified as germine choriocarcinoma by biopay.
