Primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma in a male metastatic to the choroid.
A rare metastatic choroidal tumor from primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma in a male is described. This tumor secreted gonadotrophins and showed the histopathologic characteristics of cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast cells. Early metastatic disease resulted in rapid death; the development of the choroidal metastatic lesion was diagnosed at autopsy.
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
D006062:Gonadotropins