Pancreatic Choriocarcinoma with Multiple Metastases: a Case Report and Literature Review / 대한췌담도학회지
Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
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: 82-86, 2017.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-192944
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.
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Assunto principal:
Pâncreas
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Pancreatite
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Prognóstico
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Encéfalo
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Edema Encefálico
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Coriocarcinoma
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Hemianopsia
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Doenças Raras
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Gonadotropina Coriônica
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Hospitalização
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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