Testicular choriocarcinoma metastatic to skin and multiple organs. Two case reports and review of literature

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-490

  Chen, Xinhua ^a,b   Xu, Linjie ^a   Chen, Xinmei ^c   Teng, Xiaodong ^a   Zheng, Shusen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Frank Reidy Research Center   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; TESTIS TUMOR; URINE;

ADULT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77149134006     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01296.x     Document Type: Review

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