[Metastatic placental site trophoblastic tumor. Diagnosis after pneumothorax].
Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) is a rare, mostly benign tumor, which in 10-15% of cases shows a malignant behavior. The case of a 35 year old woman with pulmonary metastasis of a PSTT is reported. This finding was incidental in an atypical lung-resection due to pneumothorax. The literature on this rare tumor entity is reviewed especially in terms of differential diagnosis, biological behavior and association with a pneumothorax.
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Institut für Pathologie, Katholisches Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Alfredstrasse 9, 22087 Hamburg, Germany. schulz-bischof.patho@marienkrankenhaus.org
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D014328:Trophoblastic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology