Abstract
Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumor of the testis and usually occurs as a component of mixed germ cell tumor. The testicular enlargement may be subtle, and the patient may present with metastasis, the neck being one of its least reported locations. A case of testicular choriocarcinoma in a 24-year-old man who presented for the first time with metastatic neck mass is reported here. This presentation, although very rare, can be a great diagnostic and therapeutic challenge and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cervical masses occurring in young males.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Choriocarcinoma / diagnosis
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Choriocarcinoma / drug therapy
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Choriocarcinoma / secondary*
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Choriocarcinoma / surgery
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Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / secondary*
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ultrasonography, Doppler
Substances
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Chorionic Gonadotropin