Abstract |
A 40-year-old woman presented to our institution with abnormal uterine bleeding, elevated β- human chorionic gonadotropin levels, and a mass in the left lower lobe of her lung. She underwent a thoracoscopic lobectomy after further staging and workup revealed no other abnormalities. Pathologic examination of the lung mass revealed an epithelioid trophoblastic tumor. In patients with elevated β- human chorionic gonadotropin levels, a lung mass, and a negative gynecologic examination, primary epithelioid trophoblastic tumor of the lung should be considered.
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Authors | Ikenna C Okereke, Shaoxiong Chen |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 97
Issue 4
Pg. 1420-1
(Apr 2014)
ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 24694417
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Male
- Trophoblastic Neoplasms
(diagnosis, surgery)
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