Case report: primary choriocarcinoma of the stomach.
An 80-year-old man with gastrointestinal hemorrhage was found to have primary choriocarcinoma of the stomach with liver metastases. Review of the literature revealed that this patient had the highest reported level of beta human chorionic gonadotrophin.
Bateman
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HE
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange, NJ 07019, USA.
Kasimis
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BS
Yook
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CR
Hiremath
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin