RESEARCH ARTICLE
Primary Intracranial Choriocarcinoma Located in the Suprasellar Region
Xiuli Li1, 2, #, Kazuhiro Murayama1, #, *, Ayumi Watanabe1, Masato Abe3, Hiroshi Toyama1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 80
Last Page: 84
Publisher ID: TONIJ-10-80
DOI: 10.2174/1874440001610010080
Article History:
Received Date: 01/4/2016Revision Received Date: 13/5/2016
Acceptance Date: 13/05/2016
Electronic publication date: 30/06/2016
Collection year: 2016

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Abstract
A 10 year old girl was admitted to our hospital due to headache, nausea, and weight loss for about half a year. She also had visual field disorders. Suprasellar tumor was found by X-ray computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a ring-like lobulated enhanced mass with hemorrhage and necrosis. Biopsy of this lesion showed primary intracranial choriocarcinoma on histopathological examination. The serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level was measured after the biopsy and was elevated at 71,298.2 IU/L. The patient died due to hydrocephalus caused by an increase in the size of the tumor with a larger amount of hemorrhage than the preoperative features. If young patients present with a suprasellar lobulated mass with hemorrhage, the serum hCG level should be measured before operation.