Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract
Choriocarcinoma, a nonseminomatous germ cell tumor, is a rare type of testicular malignancy that tends to occur in young males. It is, however, exceedingly rare for choriocarcinoma to involve the GI tract. In this article, we present a rare case of a 31-year-old male, diagnosed with choriocarcinoma...
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| author | Ralph Kamel Talal Seoud Teniola Oluwadamilola Michael Karass Emily Grossniklaus Gabriela Oprea-Ilies Daniel A. Goldstein Sanjay Jain |
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| description | Choriocarcinoma, a nonseminomatous germ cell tumor, is a rare type of testicular malignancy that tends to occur in young males. It is, however, exceedingly rare for choriocarcinoma to involve the GI tract. In this article, we present a rare case of a 31-year-old male, diagnosed with choriocarcinoma of the left testes, along with several metastases to distant sites. The patient presented with headaches and severe lower GI bleeding due to metastases to the GI tract, which was eventually controlled with systemic chemotherapy, while requiring several units of packed RBCs during his admission to the hospital. An extensive literature review found very few cases of the occurrence of GI bleeding as a consequence of choriocarcinoma due to metastases to the GI tract. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d5a464ef6f9e44f59b70022b0adbfa5f2025-08-20T02:19:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142016-01-01201610.1155/2016/76202057620205Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI TractRalph Kamel0Talal Seoud1Teniola Oluwadamilola2Michael Karass3Emily Grossniklaus4Gabriela Oprea-Ilies5Daniel A. Goldstein6Sanjay Jain7Saint Joseph University, Beirut, LebanonAmerican University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonMorehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USANew York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USAEmory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USAEmory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USAEmory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USAMorehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USAChoriocarcinoma, a nonseminomatous germ cell tumor, is a rare type of testicular malignancy that tends to occur in young males. It is, however, exceedingly rare for choriocarcinoma to involve the GI tract. In this article, we present a rare case of a 31-year-old male, diagnosed with choriocarcinoma of the left testes, along with several metastases to distant sites. The patient presented with headaches and severe lower GI bleeding due to metastases to the GI tract, which was eventually controlled with systemic chemotherapy, while requiring several units of packed RBCs during his admission to the hospital. An extensive literature review found very few cases of the occurrence of GI bleeding as a consequence of choriocarcinoma due to metastases to the GI tract.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7620205 |
| spellingShingle | Ralph Kamel Talal Seoud Teniola Oluwadamilola Michael Karass Emily Grossniklaus Gabriela Oprea-Ilies Daniel A. Goldstein Sanjay Jain Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract |
| title_full | Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract |
| title_fullStr | Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract |
| title_short | Chemotherapy Used to Halt Lower GI Bleeding in a Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma to the GI Tract |
| title_sort | chemotherapy used to halt lower gi bleeding in a rare case of metastatic choriocarcinoma to the gi tract |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7620205 |
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