Choriocarcinoma of the nose

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1978 Mar-Apr;87(2 Pt 1):257-9. doi: 10.1177/000348947808700219.

Abstract

A case of choriocarcinoma in a 17-year-old unmarried female is presented. She attended the E.N.T. Clinic with a rapidly growing mass at the tip of the nose. Histologic report of the excised mass was reported as a secondary deposit from a choriocarcinoma. Further questioning at this stage revealed the history of an abortion two years before. Gynecological examination revealed secondary deposits in the vagina. X-rays of the chest showed evidence of metastases in the lungs. She died of profuse bleeding from the vagina.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Choriocarcinoma*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Nose Neoplasms*
  • Pregnancy
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology