Mixed testicular germ cell tumor presenting as metastatic pure choriocarcinoma involving the maxillary gingiva

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 579-581

  Scolozzi, P ^a   Marret, N ^a   Bouzourene, H ^a   Luthi, F ^a   Bauer, J ^a   Jaques, B ^a   Lombardi, T ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Histopathology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Germ cell tumors; Gingival metastasis; Humans; Male

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARBOPLATIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CISPLATIN; EOSIN; ETOPOSIDE; HEMATOXYLIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GINGIVA TUMOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INJURY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MAXILLA; METASTASIS; MIXED TUMOR; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL BLEEDING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS TUMOR; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIXED TUMOR, MALIGNANT; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748636273     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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