Title
Primary gastric choriocarcinoma: case report
Other title
Coriocarcinoma gástrico primario: reporte de caso
Date Issued
01 July 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
NLM (Medline)
Abstract
Primary gastric choriocarcinoma (PGC) is an extremely rare and highly invasive tumor with rapid hematogenous spread. We present the case of a 57-year-old female patient who started with hematemesis and progressive episodes of melena, weight loss and epigastralgia. It is derived from the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases where gastroscopy and biopsy are performed. Histological analysis reported pattern suggestive of PGC; that was confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis for human chorionic gonadotrophin and fetal alpha protein. Subsequently, the patient underwent a radical D2 gastrectomy with splenic preservation and tail of the pancreas preservation. Unfortunately, her evolution was not favorable and died due to the progression of the disease.
Start page
297
End page
300
Volume
38
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85058608495
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
ISSN of the container
1609722X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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