Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.  2017 Apr;22(2):82-86. 10.15279/kpba.2017.22.2.82.

Pancreatic Choriocarcinoma with Multiple Metastases: a Case Report and Literature Review

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Digestive Research, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ydcho@schmc.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Non-gestational, extragonadal choriocarcinoma is a rare disease and pancreatic choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare disease. Choriocarcinoma of non-placental origin is a highly malignant carcinoma with poor prognosis. It is characterized by high serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels. There is no standard therapy for extragonadal choriocarcinoma. Herein, we report a 47-year-old woman who presented with acute pancreatitis and left hemianopsia and was diagnosed with pancreatic choriocarcinoma with multiple metastases in liver, lung, and brain. Although the patient was treated with best supportive care, she succumbed to cerebral edema and hypernatremia on the fifteenth day of hospitalization.

Keyword

Choriocarcinoma; Pancreas; Pancreatitis; Metastases

MeSH Terms

Brain
Brain Edema
Choriocarcinoma*
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Female
Hemianopsia
Hospitalization
Humans
Hypernatremia
Liver
Lung
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Rare Diseases
Chorionic Gonadotropin
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