title: Testicular carcinoma presenting as cutaneous nasal metastasis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Testicular choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant germ cell neoplasm, which metastasises to lungs, and brain. Spread to the skin, however, is rare, with only 11 cases reported to our knowledge. This is the second reported case of a skin metastasis of choriocarcinoma to the head and neck, and the third in which a cutaneous metastasis was the first finding at initial presentation. A review of published reports showed that it had been described as individual firm, reddish or violaceous subcutaneous nodules with typical histological features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France. arnaud.gleizal@chu-lyon
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gleizal
authors.forename: Jean Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Torossian
authors.forename: Derrick C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Béziat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human