| Unusual presentation of primary gastric choriocarcinoma in a 24-year-old female patient. | |
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PMID: 22111476 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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We report a case of a young female patient presenting with a high serum beta-HCG levels, amenorrhea, nausea and anemia which mimicked pregnancy followed by upper gastrointestinal bleeding. A gastric tumor was shown on endoscopy. Histopathologic evaluation revealed Primary Gastric Choriocarcinoma (PGC). The patient was treated with three cycles of standard nongestational choriocarcinoma chemotherapy. Tumor persistence was evidenced by CT Scans and high serum beta-HCG levels. The patient died approximately six months after diagnosis. Our case report suggest that PGC is a highly aggressive tumor that is often associated with liver and lungs metastasis without evidence of pelvic organ abnormality and is associated with some hormonal effects, such as amenorrhea, anemia, nausea and vomiting mimicking pregnancy in young adult female |
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Mónica Santiago Casiano; Liza M Paulo Malavé; Eduardo Fahme; Sandra N Maldonado Rivera; Omayra González; William Cáceres Perkins; José Hernán Martínez |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Boletín de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico Volume: 103 ISSN: 0004-4849 ISO Abbreviation: Bol Asoc Med P R Publication Date: 2011 Apr-Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505267 Medline TA: Bol Asoc Med P R Country: Puerto Rico |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico. mscasiano002@yahoo.com |
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