title: Spontaneous pneumothorax in metastatic choriocarcinoma.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous bilateral pneumothoraces due to metastatic choriocarcinoma. The patient was successfully treated with tube thoracostomy and chemotherapy. Pneumothorax as a complication of choriocarcinoma has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Santhosh-Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Harakati
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ajarim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013907:Thoracostomy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin