A Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma of Lung Origin
Joint Authors
Rali, Parth
Xie, Jianwu
Rali, Grishma
Rali, Mayur
Silverman, Jan
Malik, Khalid
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Choriocarcinoma is part of the spectrum of gestational trophoblastic disease that occurs in women of reproductive age.
Although the most common metastatic site of choriocarcinoma is the lung, primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma is rare.
To diagnose primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma, the patient should have no previous gynecologic malignancy, have elevated human chorionic gonadotropin, and have pathological confirmation of the disease excluding gonadal primary site of the tumor.
Due to the paucity of data, there are no guidelines for treatment.
Prognosis of this malignancy is extremely poor.
We report a rare case of metastatic primary lung choriocarcinoma in a 69-year-old postmenopausal woman who was treated with combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation.
The patient had a good outcome and is doing well after 1-year follow-up.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rali, Parth& Xie, Jianwu& Rali, Grishma& Rali, Mayur& Silverman, Jan& Malik, Khalid. 2017. A Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma of Lung Origin. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rali, Parth…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma of Lung Origin. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rali, Parth& Xie, Jianwu& Rali, Grishma& Rali, Mayur& Silverman, Jan& Malik, Khalid. A Rare Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma of Lung Origin. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149699
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149699