Unusual abscess masquerading as poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the colon showing characteristics of choriocarcinoma

• Main Authors: Antigony Mitselou (Author), Anna Varouktsi (Author), Stamatis S. Papadatos (Author), Eugenia Balas (Author), Evangeli Lampri (Author), Konstantinos Katsanos (Author), Vasiliki Galani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extragonadal non-gestational choriocarcinoma (ENC) is an uncommon malignant tumor occasionally found in the gastrointestinal tract. ENC is characterized by a biphasic tumor growth with distinct areas of adenocarcinoma and choriocarcinoma differentiation. Primary choriocarcinoma of the colon is extre...