Open AccessAcute pulmonary hemorrhage associated with metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma in a 46-year-old incarcerated male
Author(s) -
Hali Pearce,
Daniel C. Edwards,
Jason A. Levy,
Brian McGreen,
Lynn Mackovick,
Matthew Brennan,
Mary J. McHugh,
Beth Mapow,
Francis Schanne,
Laurence Belkoff
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_51_18
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , lung , testicular germ cell tumor , testicular tumor , pathology , disease , oncology , testicular cancer , cancer
Pure testicular choriocarcinoma is a rare histological subtype of germ cell tumor (GCT) and typically presents with distant metastases and aggressive features leading to a generally poor prognosis. Unique to choriocarcinoma among GCT histological subtypes is the propensity of spontaneous hemorrhage into metastatic lesions. We report a case of pure testicular choriocarcinoma in a 46-year-old male with postoperative acute pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to tumor invasion of the lungs, and the subsequent management of his disease with a discussion of relevant literature.