title: The challenging management of lung choriocarcinoma.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the existence and the management of lung choriocarcinoma (CCA), a rare category of lung tumors. We present a 42-year-old female that presented to our department with a PET positive lesion in the left upper lobe and a history of pregnancy 6 months prior to onset of symptoms. CT guided biopsy was inconclusive for diagnosis and the patient underwent a left thoracotomy and lingula sparing upper lobectomy. Histology revealed CCA of the lung and subsequently blood results confirmed the elevated b-HCG. CCA of the lung is a clinical entity that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lung lesions in women after pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Lasha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gvinianidze
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Wen Ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
keywords: Choriocarcinoma (CCA); lung metastases; pregnancy