Primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma masquerading as lung metastasis: a rare disease with a fatal outcome

• Main Authors: D., Balakrishnan, S., Suppiah, S., Md Sidek, O., Noriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46002/1/Primary%20mediastinal%20choriocarcinoma%20masquerading%20as%20lung%20metastasis%20a%20rare%20disease%20with%20a%20fatal%20outcome.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46002/; http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/251

Background: Most germ cell tumors eg. choriocarcinomas are located in the gonads, however about 2–5% arise from extragonadal regions, such as the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and central nervous system. Non-gestational choriocarcinoma in mediastinum without a detectable primary in the gonads is ter...