[Primary duodenal choriocarcinoma presenting as massive intestinal bleeding and metastasis to brain].
Duodenal choriocarcinoma, either primary or metastatic, is very rare. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of chemotherapy improve the prognosis of this neoplasm. We herein present, together with the referred literatures, a case of a 47-year-old female patient who visited to our hospital with upper intestinal bleeding. She was diagnosed as duodenal choriocarcinoma by operation. Brain metastasis was found soon after the operation and combination chemotherapy was done.
Cho
Eun Young
EY
Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
Choi
Chang Soo
CS
Kim
Ji Woong
JW
Kweon
Ji Hye
JH
Kim
Tae Hyeon
TH
Seo
Geom Seog
GS
Jo
Hyang Jeong
HJ
Choi
Suck Chei
SC
Nah
Yong Ho
YH
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged