Secondary brain choriocarcinoma: a case report.
BM Mandong, I Emmanuel, KB Vandi… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2015 - europepmc.org
BM Mandong, I Emmanuel, KB Vandi, D Shilong, JA Karshima, BA Olowu
Nigerian Journal of Medicine: Journal of the National Association of …, 2015•europepmc.orgChoriocarcinoma metastasizes widely. One in every ten choriocarcinoma that leaves its
primary site, metastasizes to the brain. This 27 years old patient presented with symptoms of
space occupying lesion that was confirmed by CT-SCAN. There was no history of vaginal
bleeding and amenorrhoea was concealed by unmarried patient. Chest X-ray was normal.
Tumor was excised after craniotomy. Histology of tumor was that of secondary
choriocarcinoma. Patient responded excellently to chemotherapy and was well one year …
primary site, metastasizes to the brain. This 27 years old patient presented with symptoms of
space occupying lesion that was confirmed by CT-SCAN. There was no history of vaginal
bleeding and amenorrhoea was concealed by unmarried patient. Chest X-ray was normal.
Tumor was excised after craniotomy. Histology of tumor was that of secondary
choriocarcinoma. Patient responded excellently to chemotherapy and was well one year …
Choriocarcinoma metastasizes widely. One in every ten choriocarcinoma that leaves its primary site, metastasizes to the brain. This 27 years old patient presented with symptoms of space occupying lesion that was confirmed by CT-SCAN. There was no history of vaginal bleeding and amenorrhoea was concealed by unmarried patient. Chest X-ray was normal. Tumor was excised after craniotomy. Histology of tumor was that of secondary choriocarcinoma. Patient responded excellently to chemotherapy and was well one year after. We strongly recommend a high index of suspicion of choriocarcinoma in management of brain tumors. β-HCG assay should be included in investigation of all patients with intracranial tumors irrespective of sex.
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