title: Unsuspected metastatic choriocarcinoma presenting as unilateral spontaneous pneumothorax.
abstract: Spontaneous pneumothoraces are usually caused by subpleural apical blebs but may also be secondary to metastasis to the lung. We present the case of a 20-year-old woman with spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to choriocarcinoma metastatic to the lung.
authors.affiliation: Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ouellette
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inculet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology