Testicular choriocarcinoma metastatic to the skin.
Pure testicular choriocarcinoma with metastasis to the skin is a very rarely seen phenomenon. Choriocarcinoma has a distinct propensity for early hematogenous spread to distant sites. We present the case of a 42-year-old white male with testicular choriocarcinoma with skin metastasis.
Sofikerim
Mustafa
M
Department of Urology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey. drmus42@hotmail.com
Doğan
Işin
I
Ekici
Sinan
S
Bayraktar
Necmi
N
Ozen
Haluk
H
D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery