Ann Dermatol.  2015 Dec;27(6):793-794. 10.5021/ad.2015.27.6.793.

Cutaneous Metastasis of Choriocarcinoma

• Choi J
• Lee NR
• Lee JW
• Ahn SK

• KMID: 2157471
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.6.793

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Choriocarcinoma*
Female
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Pregnancy

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A solitary bean-sized oval reddish nodule on the vertex of the scalp.

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  Fig. 2 Marked red blood cell extravasation and dermal infiltration of anaplastic malignant tumor cells. Cytotrophoblastic cells (yellow arrow) with a polygonal clear cytoplasm and large vesicular nuclei with prominent nucleoli, and syncytiotrophoblastic cells (red arrow) with hyperchromatic nuclei and an eosinophillic cytoplasm are seen (H&E, ×200). Immunohistochemical staining of the cytoplasm of syncytiotrophoblasts against the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) antigen shows a strong positive reaction (inset; ×200).

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