title: Hemothorax from gestational trophoblastic disease: a case report.
abstract: A 19-year-old woman who presented with right-sided hemothorax was diagnosed to have gestational trophoblastic disease with pleural metastasis. A CT scan of the chest revealed a pleural mass and serum Beta-subunit of HCG was high. After treatment the hormonal level became normal and the patient remains asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Paholpolpayuhasaena Hospital, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chierakul
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chaivisuth
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rangseeprom
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Panomsak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D011247:Pregnancy; D013785:Thailand; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014328:Trophoblastic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*