title: Adenocarcinoma and (extragonadal) choriocarcinoma of the gallbladder in a young woman.
abstract: This study represents the second case of coexisting adenocarcinoma and choriocarcinoma of the gallbladder reported in the English language medical literature, and the first such case documented by: (1) positive immunostaining of tumor cells for the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin, and (2) evidence of gonadotrophin secretion in blood and urine. The patient reported herein survived only 1 month following diagnosis, and exemplifies the reportedly lethal behavior of extragonadal choriocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abu-Farsakh
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Fraire
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin