title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome in poor prognostic germ cell tumor with multiple lung metastases: a case report.
abstract: We report a case which is unique as this patient was diagnosed pathologically as adenocarcinoma of the endometrium but clinically progressed as germ cell tumor. This was evident by progressive and rapid raised tumor markers (BHCG & LDH) with the development of multiple bilateral lung metastases. She was treated by administrating low doses of systemic combination chemotherapy as per the literature. Unfortunately, she developed acute respiratory distress syndrome as the complication of treatment and died due to it.
authors: Department of Oncology and Hematology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Box 21853, Manama, Bahrain. mabdulnaseer@yahoo.com
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Naseer
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Mohammed
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Das Majumdar
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Patnaik
authors: H M N
authors: HM
authors: Al Tublani
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Justin
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Meddikar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D011379:Prognosis; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*