title: Primary pure choriocarcinoma of the liver.
abstract: We report a pure choriocarcinoma of the liver studied at necropsy. The tumour was diagnosed ante-mortem and treated by chemotherapy with no satisfactory response. Previous cases of hepatic choriocarcinoma are reviewed and criteria to diagnose this extragonadal neoplasm are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández Alonso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sáez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montaño
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Japón
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged