Choriocarcinoma causing a pulmonary embolus

A 32 year-old women experienced dyspnea and thoracic pain that persisted with variable intensity over a course of eight months until acute worsening necessitated admission. A CT scan demonstrated a central pulmonary embolus. Subsequent surgical embolectomy produced a grained substance that was histo...

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Published inUgeskrift for læger Vol. 170; no. 5; p. 353
Main Authors Theliade, Juliane E, Skovby, Annette M L, Kirk, Vibeke, Parvaiz, Imran, Holmvang, Lene
Format Journal Article
LanguageDanish
Published Denmark 28.01.2008
Subjects
Adult
Choriocarcinoma - complications
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
Pulmonary Embolism - surgery
Uterine Neoplasms - complications
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Summary:A 32 year-old women experienced dyspnea and thoracic pain that persisted with variable intensity over a course of eight months until acute worsening necessitated admission. A CT scan demonstrated a central pulmonary embolus. Subsequent surgical embolectomy produced a grained substance that was histologically compatible with a choriocarcinoma. Trophoblast tumors are rare, but unspecific symptoms from lungs, liver, kidney or brain warrant control of S-hCG in women, even when pregnancy has not been recognized or menopause has been reached.
ISSN:1603-6824