Choriocarcinoma - a rare association with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus

Choriocarcinoma - a rare association with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus

Extragenital choriocarcinoma involving the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report a 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus with a choriocarcinomatous focus. She was palliated with chemotherapy and an endoprosthesis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of gastroenterology 2006-01, Vol.25 (1), p.42-43
Hauptverfasser: Patil, Shivanand, Ramakrishna, K A, Rao, Srinivas G R S, Kumar, Ajit, Sundaram, C, Loya, Anand C
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Sprache:eng
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Choriocarcinoma - drug therapy
Choriocarcinoma - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Esophageal Neoplasms - drug therapy
Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:Extragenital choriocarcinoma involving the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report a 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus with a choriocarcinomatous focus. She was palliated with chemotherapy and an endoprosthesis.
ISSN:0254-8860