TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastatic Testicular Choriocarcinoma
T2 - A Rare Cause of Upper GI Bleeding
AU - Lowe, Kirsty
AU - Paterson, Jacqueline
AU - Armstrong, Sharon
AU - Walsh, Shaun
AU - Groome, Max
AU - Mowat, Craig
PY - 2015/10/9
Y1 - 2015/10/9
N2 - We present a case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in an otherwise healthy 18-year-old man who presented with melena. Endoscopy revealed an ulcerated mass in the stomach and pathology confirmed this to be a malignant, poorly differentiated choriocarcinoma. Further imaging showed a left testicular mass with evidence of pulmonary, gastric, and brain metastases, and blood tests revealed an hCG level of 32,219 U/L. He was diagnosed with advanced metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma and underwent intensive induction chemotherapy and an orchidectomy. Metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
AB - We present a case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in an otherwise healthy 18-year-old man who presented with melena. Endoscopy revealed an ulcerated mass in the stomach and pathology confirmed this to be a malignant, poorly differentiated choriocarcinoma. Further imaging showed a left testicular mass with evidence of pulmonary, gastric, and brain metastases, and blood tests revealed an hCG level of 32,219 U/L. He was diagnosed with advanced metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma and underwent intensive induction chemotherapy and an orchidectomy. Metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
U2 - 10.14309/crj.2015.94
DO - 10.14309/crj.2015.94
M3 - Article
C2 - 26504875
SN - 2326-3253
VL - 3
SP - 36
EP - 38
JO - ACG case reports journal
JF - ACG case reports journal
IS - 1
ER -