title: [Pure choriocarcinoma of the testis: report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: We report a case of a young man 31 years old treated at the Ibn Rochd Oncology Center for a pure choriocarcinoma of the right testis. The first examination note a skin metastasis without another localization. The beta HCG level was 328 mu/mL. The diagnosis was confirmed by pathological examination of the testis after orchidectomy. The adjuvant treatment consisted in chemotherapy like using in germ cell neoplasm's of the testis. During the evolution, partial remission (50%) was obtained after the third course and complete remission one month after the end of treatment. The patient still alive after 20 months.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'oncologie Ibn Rochd, CHU Avérroes Casablanca, Maroc. souhasahraoui@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahraoui
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouhtatou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acharki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benider
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahlain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*