Primary Mediastinal Choriocarcinoma in an Elderly Patient with Concurrent Goserelin-Treated Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Autor: Rasmus Røge, Carsten Simonsen, Astrid Christine Petersen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Pathology, Vol 2019 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6781
2090-679X
DOI: 10.1155/2019/2734815
Popis: Mediastinal pure choriocarcinomas are exceedingly rare representations of germ cell tumours and are associated with a poor prognosis. To date, fewer than 20 cases have been reported. This current report describes an elderly patient who developed a large rapidly growing mediastinal tumour. Unfortunately, the patient expired before a definitive diagnosis could be reached. An autopsy revealed that the histomorphological features of the tumour showed two distinct tumour cell populations (syncytio- and cytotrophoblasts), and the diagnosis of choriocarcinoma was made. Immunohistochemical analysis showed a characteristic staining pattern in agreement with published studies. Here, we report a case of primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma in an elderly male with concurrent metastasizing prostate adenocarcinoma treated with long-term goserelin deposits, which, as we speculate, could have induced the choriocarcinoma.
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