Primary Hepatic Choriocarcinoma: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.6.411
- Author:
Young Jun SOHN
1
;
Young Hwan LEE
;
See Sung CHOI
;
Byung Suk ROH
;
Seon Kwan JUHNG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Korea. yjyh@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Choriocarcinoma;
Liver;
Magnetic resonance (MR);
Tomography, X-ray computed
- MeSH:
Choriocarcinoma;
Female;
Ligaments;
Liver;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Necrosis;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pregnancy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Trophoblasts
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;59(6):411-415
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Choriocarcinoma is one of the most common malignancies associated with pregnancy. The characteristics of this malignancy include abnormal growth of the trophoblastic tissue, direct invasion of adjacent organs, and distant metastasis; however, it rarely presents extragonadally. Recently, we have experienced a case of primary hepatic choriocarcinoma in a middle-aged-man, which was characterized by a solitary large hepatic mass with central necrosis and hemorrhaging, as well as metastases to the lung and lymph nodes along the hepatoduodenal ligament. We report this case with a review of the literature.
