title: Gestational choriocarcinoma with haemorrhagic pleural effusion.
abstract: A case of gestational choriocarcinoma with haemorrhagic pleural effusion is described. The importance of detection of human chorionic gonadotrophin in pleural fluid is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of T.B. and Chest Diseases, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Education and Research, Pondicherry.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Seetharaman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D015292:Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015292:Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit