Testicular choriocarcinoma with small bowel metastasis and active gastrointestinal bleeding

Asad Saulat Fatimi; Khizer Masroor Anns; Faheemullah Khan; Wasim Ahmed Memon; Junaid Iqbal; Muhammad Aman; Izaz Ahmad; Sahar Fatima

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.12.019

Testicular choriocarcinoma with small bowel metastasis and active gastrointestinal bleeding

Asad Saulat Fatimi, Khizer Masroor Anns, Faheemullah Khan, Wasim Ahmed Memon, Junaid Iqbal, Muhammad Aman, Izaz Ahmad, Sahar Fatima

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Woman and Child Health, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Testicular choriocarcinomas make up less than 1% of all germ-cell tumors and are highly malignant, attributable to hematogenous spread. While the most common sites of metastasis are the lungs and liver, metastatic spread to the gastrointestinal tract is rare wherein patients may present with GI distress or even an upper GI bleed. In this report, we present a case of known testicular choriocarcinoma in a 40-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with severe anemia and a suspected upper GI bleed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1117-1120
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.12.019
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

Keywords

Case report
Choriocarcinoma
Gastrointestinal bleed
Germ-cell tumor
Metastasis

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Testicular choriocarcinoma with small bowel metastasis and active gastrointestinal bleeding

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