Choriocarcinoma - a rare association with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus.
Extragenital choriocarcinoma involving the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report a 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus with a choriocarcinomatous focus. She was palliated with chemotherapy and an endoprosthesis.
Department of Gastroenterology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. shivanandpsp@yahoo.co.in
Shivanand
S
Patil
K A
KA
Ramakrishna
Srinivas G R S
SG
Rao
Ajit
A
Kumar
C
C
Sundaram
Anand C
AC
Loya
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged