Primary Mediastinal Choriocarcinoma in a Male Metastatic to the Choroid

Overview

Journal Albrecht Von Graefes Arch Klin Exp Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 1978 May 16

PMID 306784

Citations 4

Authors

M Lahav

S Berkowitz

D M Albert

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Abstract

A rare metastatic choroidal tumor from primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma in a male is described. This tumor secreted gonadotrophins and showed the histopathologic characteristics of cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast cells. Early metastatic disease resulted in rapid death; the development of the choroidal metastatic lesion was diagnosed at autopsy.

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