Acute pulmonary hemorrhage associated with metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma in a 46-year-old incarcerated male.

Authors

• Hali Pearce
• Daniel C Edwards
• Jason A Levy
• Brian H McGreen
• Lynn Mackovick
• Matthew Brennan
• Mary McHugh
• Beth Mapow
• Francis J Schanne
• Laurence Belkoff

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2019

Abstract

Pure testicular choriocarcinoma is a rare histological subtype of germ cell tumor (GCT) and typically presents with distant metastases and aggressive features leading to a generally poor prognosis. Unique to choriocarcinoma among GCT histological subtypes is the propensity of spontaneous hemorrhage into metastatic lesions. We report a case of pure testicular choriocarcinoma in a 46-year-old male with postoperative acute pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to tumor invasion of the lungs, and the subsequent management of his disease with a discussion of relevant literature.

Volume

11

Issue

1

First Page

109

Last Page

112

ISSN

0974-7796

Published In/Presented At

Pearce, H., Edwards, D. C., Levy, J. A., McGreen, B. H., Mackovick, L., Brennan, M., McHugh, M., Mapow, B., Schanne, F. J., & Belkoff, L. (2019). Acute pulmonary hemorrhage associated with metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma in a 46-year-old incarcerated male. Urology annals, 11(1), 109–112. https://doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_51_18

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

30787584

Department(s)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Document Type

Article