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Testicular choriocarcinoma metastatic to skin and multiple organs. Two case reports and review of literature
Author(s) -
Chen Xinhua,
Xu Linjie,
Chen Xinmei,
Teng Xiaodong,
Zheng Shusen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01296.x
Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , medicine , human chorionic gonadotropin , differential diagnosis , pathology , urine , gonadotropin , testicular cancer , cancer , hormone
Two cases of males with subcutaneous masses as the first clinical sign of testicular choriocarcinoma are reported. The urine and serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test confirmed high level hCG from male choriocarcinoma. These cases, although very rare, can be a great diagnostic and therapeutic challenge and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous masses occurring in young males. Chen X, Xu L, Chen X, Teng X, Zheng S. Testicular choriocarcinoma metastatic to skin and multiple organs. Two case reports and review of literature.