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  • Title: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to metastatic choriocarcinoma with gastric and colonic involvement.
    Author: Molina Infante J, Beceiro Pedreño I, Ripoll Noiseux C, Marín Jiménez I, González Asanza C, Menchén Fernández-Pacheco P.
    Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig; 2004 Jan; 96(1):77-80. PubMed ID: 14972000.
    Abstract:
    Metastatic choriocarcinoma is a rare nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor with a characteristic hemorrhagic tendency due to its trophoblastic origin. Gastrointestinal tube involvement is present in less than 5% of cases, and location or therapy of these lesions can be achieved by endoscopy, angiography or surgery. Despite its being a highly curable malignant disease, the occurrence of gastrointestinal bleeding worsens prognosis. We report a case of metastatic choriocarcinoma which manifested as melaena and was diagnosed by the presence of metastatic lesions in the stomach and right bowel on endoscopy.
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