A Case of a Primary Gastric Choriocarcinoma Diagnosed by Endoscopic Biopsy.
- Author:
Hun KIM
1
;
Sae Young PARK
;
Jin Cheol KIM
;
Kwan Uk SONG
;
Moon Soo KOH
;
Woong Ki CHANG
;
Dong Joon KIM
;
Kyung Chan CHOI
;
Young E PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
alpha-Fetoproteins;
Ascites;
Biopsy*;
Choriocarcinoma*;
Chorionic Gonadotropin;
Female;
Fetal Proteins;
Humans;
Liver;
Lymph Nodes;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pregnancy;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1999;19(6):959-963
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of primary choriocarcinoma in the stomach of a 60-year-old male is herein presented. The tumor was diagnosed as a choriocarcinoma by histologic examination and the immunohistochemical method of endoscopic biopsy of a specimen. Serum alpha- fetoprotein and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin were found to be significantly elevated. Multiple distant metastasis of the liver, intraabdominal lymph nodes and malignant ascites were also discovered. The high alpha-fetoprotein level in the serum might have been due to the coexistence of embryonal cell carcinoma or hepatoid adenocarcinoma or both in the stomach.
