A 26-year old young male with severe anemia

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

Woon Hean Chong¹  Raghav Chaudhary²  Fabiana Maria Robledo³  Arkar Htoo⁴  Amit Chopra⁵  Muhammad Salick⁵  Boris Shkolnik⁵  Biplab K. Saha⁶  Praveen B. Datar⁶ 

[1] Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore;Department of Medicine, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, MO, USA;Department of Nephrology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA;Department of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA;Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA;Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, Missouri, USA;

关键词: Anemia;    Choriocarcinoma;    Lung mass;    Testicular mass;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Testicular choriocarcinoma is a subset of Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumors (NSGT) which is considered the rarest and most aggressive testicular cancer. It primarily affects males between the ages of 25–30 years. Unlike other testicular neoplasms that carry a cure rate of 95%, choriocarcinoma has significantly lower rate of cure. Therefore, early detection and prompt treatment is necessary to improve survival. We present an unusual case of Choriocarcinoma presenting as severe anemia along with distant metastases to lung and brain. We also discuss diagnostic approach and treatment challenges in patients with Choriocarcinoma.

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