Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract  2017;22(2):82-86

doi:10.15279/kpba.2017.22.2.82

Pancreatic Choriocarcinoma with Multiple Metastases: a Case Report and Literature Review.

Hyun Jin YOUN 1 ; Sungjo PARK ; Sang Woo CHA ; Young Deok CHO ; So Young JIN

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Keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Pancreas; Pancreatitis; Metastases

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Non-gestational, extragonadal choriocarcinoma is a rare disease and pancreatic choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare disease. Choriocarcinoma of non-placental origin is a highly malignant carcinoma with poor prognosis. It is characterized by high serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels. There is no standard therapy for extragonadal choriocarcinoma. Herein, we report a 47-year-old woman who presented with acute pancreatitis and left hemianopsia and was diagnosed with pancreatic choriocarcinoma with multiple metastases in liver, lung, and brain. Although the patient was treated with best supportive care, she succumbed to cerebral edema and hypernatremia on the fifteenth day of hospitalization.