Just an Acute Pulmonary Edema? Paraneoplastic Thyroid Storm Due to Invasive Mole

Autor: Pablo Jiménez-Labaig, Joan Manuel Mañe, María Pilar Rivero, Lara Lombardero, Aintzane Sancho, Guillermo López-Vivanco
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 566-572 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-6575
DOI: 10.1159/000524467
Popis: Hydatidiform mole is a malignant entity included in the gestational trophoblastic diseases. It usually produces pregnancy hormones such as beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG), which in turn stimulates endogenous thyroid hormone production. We report the case of a high-risk complete invasive hydatidiform mole with pulmonary metastasis and associated paraneoplastic syndrome. The patient is a 30-year-old woman who presented symptoms of pregnancy and metrorrhagia. A uterine mass was detected. Urine β-hCG was found negative. In serum, 2,662,000 mIU/mL (normal range:
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