TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rectal adenocarcinoma with extensive choriocarcinomatous differentiation: Report of a rare occurrence
A1  - Kavita Mardi
A1  - Saurabh Gupta
A1  - Neelam Gupta
A1  - Vidisha Mahajan
JF  - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
JO  - Clin Cancer Investig J
SN  - 2278-0513
Y1  - 2013
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.4103/2278-0513.110790
SP  - 60
EP  - 62
N2  - We report a rare case of choriocarcinomatous differentiation of tumor cells in the rectal adenocarcinoma of a 54-year-old female who presented with pain abdomen and passage of bloody stools. CT scan was suggestive of a malignant tumor in the rectum. Histologic examination of the tumor revealed a minor component of moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma that showed extensive trophoblastic differentiation. Positive immunostaining for beta-hCG of tumor cells in these areas confirmed the diagnosis. Since such tumors behave aggressively and confer bad prognosis, they constitute a distinct clinical entity of a gastrointestinal tumor.
UR  - https://ccij-online.org/article/rectal-adenocarcinoma-with-extensive-choriocarcinomatous-differentiation:-report-of-a-rare-occurrence-81
ER  -