DOI: 10.12890/2021_002814

A Rare Case of Extra-Gonadal Oestrogen-Secreting Choriocarcinoma in a Male

Authors

  • Yuxuan Zhou Department of General Medicine, Whangarei Hospital, Northland District Health Board, Whangarei, New Zealand

yzho527@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Keywords

Oestrogen-secreting tumour in males, choriocarcinoma, tumour progression, extra-gonadal

Abstract

This report describes a rare case of an extra-gonadal oestrogen-secreting tumour in a male patient. An otherwise healthy 60-year-old man presented to our hospital with a 3-month history of shortness of breath and weight loss. Blood panels and histology supported the diagnosis of an oestrogen-secreting choriocarcinoma. Unfortunately, the patient died soon after his diagnosis. The highlighting features of this case are: (1) the difficulty of confirming a diagnosis in a rapidly deteriorating patient; (2) the rarity of oestrogen-secreting extra-gonadal tumours in males; and (3) the aggressive rate of tumour progression seen on sequential imaging.

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Published

2021-10-08

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 9 (2021)

How to Cite

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Zhou Y. A Rare Case of Extra-Gonadal Oestrogen-Secreting Choriocarcinoma in a Male. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2021 Oct. 8 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];8(9). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/2814