Extraneural metastasis of choriocarcinomatous element in pineal germ-cell tumor. Case report.
A case of pineal germ-cell tumor producing human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is reported in a 23-year-old man. Extraneural metastasis developed during a course of combined chemotherapy after radiation therapy. Postmortem examination revealed that the metastatic pulmonary tumor was a choriocarcinoma, producing only HCG.
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Yoshida
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Toya
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Ohtani
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Okui
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Takenaka
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Harigaya
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins