title: Ultrasonography and color Doppler imaging of metastatic pulmonary choriocarcinoma.
abstract: Chest ultrasound and color Doppler flow imaging were used to assess the pulmonary nodule of a 24-year-old pregnant woman with dyspnea and hemoptysis. The ultrasonogram showed multiple hypoechoic subpleural nodules. Color Doppler imaging of the nodules revealed characteristics of high vascularity and high blood flow. A percutaneous needle aspiration under ultrasonic guidance confirmed the diagnosis of choriocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Liaw
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Luh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*