A 26-year old young male with severe anemia

Muhammad Salick; Raghav Chaudhary; Fabiana Maria Robledo; Praveen B Datar; Arkar Htoo; Boris Shkolnik; Woon Hean Chong; Amit Chopra; Biplab K Saha

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101575

A 26-year old young male with severe anemia

Respir Med Case Rep. 2022 Jan 5:36:101575. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101575. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Muhammad Salick¹, Raghav Chaudhary², Fabiana Maria Robledo³, Praveen B Datar⁴, Arkar Htoo⁵, Boris Shkolnik¹, Woon Hean Chong⁶, Amit Chopra¹, Biplab K Saha⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, MO, USA.
³ Department of Nephrology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, Missouri, USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore.

Abstract

Testicular choriocarcinoma is a subset of Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumors (NSGT) which is considered the rarest and most aggressive testicular cancer. It primarily affects males between the ages of 25-30 years. Unlike other testicular neoplasms that carry a cure rate of 95%, choriocarcinoma has significantly lower rate of cure. Therefore, early detection and prompt treatment is necessary to improve survival. We present an unusual case of Choriocarcinoma presenting as severe anemia along with distant metastases to lung and brain. We also discuss diagnostic approach and treatment challenges in patients with Choriocarcinoma.

Keywords: Anemia; Choriocarcinoma; Lung mass; Testicular mass.

Publication types

Case Reports