[Testicular choriocarcinoma with pure histological pattern. Necropsy study in a representative case].
OBJECTIVE
Pure testicular choriocarcinoma is a relatively infrequent neoplasia with an ominous prognosis.


METHODS
We report the necropsy study of a 21-year old male patient with generalized metastases of a primary pure testicular choriocarcinoma.


RESULTS
The aggressiveness of this neoplasia is demonstrated by extensive tumor dissemination in early stages, in which testicular clinical manifestations are often absent.


CONCLUSIONS
In front of any choriocarcinoma it is imperative to perform an extensive sampling of the lesion with the aim to detect possible foci of germ cell neoplasia which constitute a mixed pattern.
Torres Gómez
Francisco Javier
FJ
Servicio de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. javiertorresgomez@yahoo.es
Torres Olivera
Francisco Javier
FJ
Díaz Delgado
Mario
M
D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*