| Autor: |
van Nostrand, Kristi M., Lucci, Joseph A., Liao, Shu-Yuan, Di Saia, Philip J. |
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Gynecologic Oncology; June 1994, Vol. 53 Issue: 3 p361-365, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
Primary lung choriocarcioma has rarely been reported. In females, previous pregnancies and other sources of trophoblastic tissue such as a nongestational gonadal choriocarcinoma must be excluded before the diagnosis can be made. Here we present a young female patient initially diagnosed as having a metastatic gestational neoplasm who was unresponsive to standard single and multiagent chemotherapy. A total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy failed to reveal the source of production of β HCG. At the time of her thoracotomy and lobectomy, performed for a lung nodule, she was found to have a primary lung choriocarcinoma. The patient received no further chemotherapy and has remained disease free for more than 3 years. This is the first recorded case of a lung choriocarcinoma that has been successfully treated where the patient has remained free of disease for more than 1 year. |
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