Metastatic lung choriocarcinoma resected nine years after hydatidiform mole.
A 38-year-old woman with metastatic choriocarcinoma of the lung had been treated for a hydatidiform mole nine years previously. During the interval she had conceived and given birth to a child. Following lobectomy she has been metastasis-free for five years.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
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Suzuki
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Kitami
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Hori
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Notake
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Mitsuya
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F
Sagawa
D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors