Testicular choriocarcinoma: a rare diagnosis in a patient presenting with hemorrhagic shock

Testicular choriocarcinoma: a rare diagnosis in a patient presenting with hemorrhagic shock

Testicular choriocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive subtype of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors accounting for <1% of all germ cell tumors. We report an unusual case of testicular choriocarcinoma metastasis that presents as hemorrhagic shock. Diagnosis was unsuspected and difficult with vast othe...

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Published in:Journal of surgical case reports Vol. 2023; no. 2; p. rjad064
Main Authors: Mazzeo, Michael, Bhattacharyya, Ratul, Yang, James, Molavi, Ida
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Oxford University Press 01-02-2023
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Summary:Testicular choriocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive subtype of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors accounting for <1% of all germ cell tumors. We report an unusual case of testicular choriocarcinoma metastasis that presents as hemorrhagic shock. Diagnosis was unsuspected and difficult with vast other potential causes. This case highlights the importance of proper foundational workup and management that ultimately led to the appropriate definitive treatment of unusual manifestations of undiagnosed metastatic choriocarcinoma in a critical patient.
ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjad064