Utility of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin in pleural effusions: Report of an autopsy case of a male patient with primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma.

Autor: Iwasaki K; Department of Respiratory medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kanazawa Hospital Kanazawa Japan.; Department of Respiratory medicine Kanazawa Graduate school of Medical Sciences Kanazawa Japan., Watanabe K; Department of Respiratory medicine Japan Community Health Care Organization Kanazawa Hospital Kanazawa Japan., Kimura H; Department of Respiratory medicine Kanazawa Graduate school of Medical Sciences Kanazawa Japan., Yano S; Department of Respiratory medicine Kanazawa Graduate school of Medical Sciences Kanazawa Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2022 Dec 05; Vol. 10 (12), pp. e6663. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 05 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6663
Abstrakt: A 69-year-old male patient presented with bloody pleural fluid effusion and elevated beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels obtained by thoracentesis. The patient's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he died. The autopsy revealed primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma. Early diagnosis of choriocarcinoma based on β-hCG levels in the pleural fluid may be possible.
Competing Interests: None.
(© 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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