1.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
; 96(1): 77-80, 2004 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês, Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14972000
RESUMO
Metastatic choriocarcinoma is a rare nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor with a characteristic hemorrhagic tendency due to its trophoblastic origin. Gastrointestinal tube involvement is present in less than 5% of cases, and location or therapy of these lesions can be achieved by endoscopy, angiography or surgery. Despite its being a highly curable malignant disease, the occurrence of gastrointestinal bleeding worsens prognosis. We report a case of metastatic choriocarcinoma which manifested as melaena and was diagnosed by the presence of metastatic lesions in the stomach and right bowel on endoscopy.
Assuntos
Coriocarcinoma/secundário , Neoplasias do Colo/secundário , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/etiologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/secundário , Neoplasias Testiculares/patologia , Adulto , Coriocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Coriocarcinoma/terapia , Neoplasias do Colo/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Colo/terapia , Colonoscopia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Evolução Fatal , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/terapia , Gastroscopia , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/terapia , Neoplasias Testiculares/diagnóstico
2.
Am J Gastroenterol
; 96(5): 1665-6, 2001 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11374737