J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1993 Dec;22(12):1364-1368.
Primary Intracranial Choriocarcinoma: Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Dong Gang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
Abstract
- Primary intracranial choriocarcinoma is a extremely rare neoplasm since the case was reported by Askanasy, in 1906, there have been 35 reported, even if germinal neoplasms containing chorocarcinoma-like tissue are added. But pure choriocarcinoma was rarely reported. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of 18-year-old boy with tumor in subependymal region around left frontal horn, which was present with high level of serum beta chain of chorionic gonadotropin(B-HCG) and was verified as germine choriocarcinoma by biopay.
