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      Vómitos Translated title: Vomiting

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          RESUMEN Los vómitos son un motivo frecuente de consulta. La mayoría de las veces se deben a enfermedades benignas; sin embargo, pueden ser el síntoma inicial de patologías graves y complejas, como procesos neoplásicos con afectación del sistema nervioso central, donde son el resultado del aumento de la presión intracraneal. El cáncer de testículo representa aproximadamente el 1 % de todas las neoplasias y constituye la neoplasia maligna más frecuente en hombres de entre 15 y 34 años. El coriocarcinoma supone entre el 0,3 y el 1 % de las neoplasias testiculares; es considerado como el más raro y con peor pronóstico de todas debido a su rápida diseminación. La mayoría de los casos debutan con síntomas en relación con las metástasis. Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 16 años que acude a consulta por mareos y vómitos. Presentaba una auscultación pulmonar patológica, por la que se solicitó una radiografía torácica que mostró neumotórax derecho e imagen en suelta de globos. Al ampliar estudio, se objetiva una B-HCG elevada y lesión nodular en la ecografía testicular. En el TAC cerebral se objetivaron lesiones metastásicas responsable de los vómitos. Se realizó biopsia de una lesión ulcerada del cuero cabelludo que informó metástasis de coriocarcinoma testicular.

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          ABSTRACT Vomiting is a frequent complaint. Most times it is caused by benign conditions. However, it can also be the initial symptom of serious and complex illnesses, such as neoplastic processes with central nervous system involvement, where vomiting is the result of increased intracranial pressure. Testicular cancer accounts for 1% of all neoplasms, and is the most frequent malignancy in men between 15 and 34 years. Choriocarcinoma accounts for 0.3-1% of testicular neoplasms, and it is considered the rarest of all and the one with the worst prognosis due to rapid spread. Most cases begin with symptoms related to the metastases. We present the case of a 16-year-old patient with dizziness and vomiting. His pulmonary auscultation was pathological, so a chest x-ray was performed, showing right pneumothorax and multiple pulmonary nodules. Further study showed elevated B-HCG and a nodular lesion in testicular ultrasound. Metastatic lesions responsible for the vomiting were found in the brain CT. A biopsy of an ulcerated lesion of the scalp showed metastasis of testicular choriocarcinoma.

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          A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure Choriocarcinoma

          In 2012, testicular cancer was estimated to account for 940 disability adjusted life years in Australia; of these, 450 were years lost due to premature death and 500 were years of healthy life lost due to disease, disability, or injury (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, 2012). Testicular choriocarcinoma is one of the rarest variants of testicular germ cell tumours, accounting for less than 1% of testicular germ cell tumours and only about 0.19% of all testicular tumours. Management involves radical orchidectomy and chemotherapy. Even then, prognosis is poor. This case report describes a 20-year-old male with pure testicular choriocarcinoma with pulmonary metastases which showed sustained and complete response to adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin.
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                Journal
                albacete
                Revista Clínica de Medicina de Familia
                Rev Clin Med Fam
                Sociedad Castellano-Manchega de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria (Albacete, Castilla La Mancha, Spain )
                1699-695X
                2386-8201
                2020
                : 13
                : 3
                : 226-229
                Affiliations
                [1] Talavera de la Reina Toledo orgnameHospital Nuestra Señora del Prado España
                [2] Talavera de la Reina Toledo orgnameHospital Nuestra Señora del Prado España
                [3] Talavera de la Reina Toledo orgnameHospital Nuestra Señora del Prado España
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                S1699-695X2020000300226 S1699-695X(20)01300300226
                8849f30f-b148-429f-9a18-89e69549dd84

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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                : 24 September 2019
                : 23 March 2019
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                Coriocarcinoma no Gestacional,Neoplasias Testiculares,Vómitos,Testicular Neoplasms,Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational,Vomiting

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