title: Primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma in a male.
abstract: The authors report a case of a 48-year-old male smoker who presented with respiratory distress and constitutional symptoms along with gynaecomastia and multiple pulmonary nodules. Based on normal physical and ultrasound findings of the testes, presence of markedly elevated serum β human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) and biopsy findings of the lung a diagnosis of primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma was made.
authors: College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. akbereth@yahoo.com
authors: Akberet
authors: A
authors: Hadgu
authors: Arshdeep
authors: A
authors: Tindni
authors: Mukta
authors: M
authors: Panda
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human