Primary Gastric Choriocarcinoma
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
; : 47-52, 2008.
Article
en Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-82872
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
The majority of choriocarcinomas occur in the uterus as gestational malignant tumors. Rarely, a choriocarcinoma appears in the gastrointestinal tract, and the tumor is assumed to arise from a different histogenetic origin as compared to tumors of other sites. A primary gastric choriocarcinoma is a rare aggressive, widely metastatic malignant tumor, and has a poor prognosis. Reported here is a case of a 69-year-old woman with a primary gastric choriocarcinoma who presented with melena, epigastric pain, and was diagnosed with a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma based on a preoperative endoscopic biopsy. Gastrectomy with lymph node dissection, followed by postoperative chemotherapy, is the treatment of choice. Therefore, in the case of a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with a bleeding tendency, a meticulous examination with the suspicion of a choriocarcinoma should be undertaken.
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Base de datos:
WPRIM
Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Útero
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Biopsia
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Adenocarcinoma
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Coriocarcinoma
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Melena
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Tracto Gastrointestinal
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Gastrectomía
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Hemorragia
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Escisión del Ganglio Linfático
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article