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Primary choriocarcinoma of the urinary bladder. Report of a case with probable epithelial origin
Author(s) -
Obe Joan A.,
Rosen Norman,
Koss Leopold G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19831015)52:8<1405::aid-cncr2820520812>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , medicine , immunoperoxidase , urinary bladder , chorioepithelioma , pathology , carcinoma , autopsy , urinary system , urology , immunology , antibody , monoclonal antibody
The seventh case of primary choriocarcinoma of the urinary bladder is presented. The results of initial bladder biopsies on this 82‐year‐old male patient revealed a poorly differentiated urothelial carcinoma and carcinoma in situ . The diagnosis of choriocarcinoma was established at autopsy, and confirmed by the demonstration of chorionic gonadotropin by immunoperoxidase technique. The literature is reviewed and a possible epithelial origin of this rare tumor is discussed.