Primary nongestational choriocarcinoma of submental region.
A case of a 47-year-old man with choriocarcinoma is reported. This case is quite unique in that the primary tumor presented in the submental region. Multiple remote metastases developed within a few weeks after the tumor extirpation, resulting in a fatal outcome. The neoplasm revealed the features of pure choriocarcinoma. By the immunoperoxidase method, it was demonstrated that both cyto- and syncytiotrophoblasts produced HCG.
D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary