[Primary gastric choriocarcinoma: case report]

Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2018 Jul-Sep;38(3):297-300.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Primary gastric choriocarcinoma (PGC) is an extremely rare and highly invasive tumor with rapid hematogenous spread. We present the case of a 57-year-old female patient who started with hematemesis and progressive episodes of melena, weight loss and epigastralgia. It is derived from the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases where gastroscopy and biopsy are performed. Histological analysis reported pattern suggestive of PGC; that was confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis for human chorionic gonadotrophin and fetal alpha protein. Subsequently, the patient underwent a radical D2 gastrectomy with splenic preservation and tail of the pancreas preservation. Unfortunately, her evolution was not favorable and died due to the progression of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Choriocarcinoma / chemistry
  • Choriocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Choriocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Choriocarcinoma / surgery
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / analysis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy / methods
  • Gastroscopy
  • Hematemesis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Melena / etiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyps / diagnosis
  • Polyps / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Stomach Ulcer / etiology
  • Weight Loss
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • alpha-Fetoproteins