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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(01): 097-100
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331264
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Pulmonary Mass Diagnosed as Extrauterine Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor

Autor*innen

  • Hyo Yeong Ahn

    1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • I. Hoseok

    1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Chang Hun Lee

    2   Department of Pathology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Yeun Joo Jung

    3   Department of Radiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Na Ri Shin

    2   Department of Pathology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Ki Hyung Kim

    4   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Min Ki Lee

    5   Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Yeong Dae Kim

    1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • Jeong Su Cho

    1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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23. März 2012

06. Mai 2012

Publikationsdatum:
10. Januar 2013 (online)

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Abstract

Pulmonary extrauterine epithelioid trophoblastic tumors (ETTs) are extremely rare. A 26-year-old nonsmoking woman with a history of a suspected subclinical miscarriage presented with a large mass in the right lower lobe that was confirmed to be a pulmonary extrauterine ETT using immunohistochemical stains. When a nonsmoking fertile woman presents with a pulmonary mass and an elevated serum β-human chorionic gonadotrophin in the absence of gynecologic disease, pulmonary extrauterine ETT should be considered.

Keywords

pathology - lung cancer - immunohistochemistry - lung cancer treatment (surgery, medical) - positron emission tomography - chemotherapy
 

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