Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2003 Jul;36(7):531-534.

Choriocarcinoma in the Pulmonary Artery Diagnosed and Treated by Emergency Pulmonary Embolectomy

• Jo BG
• Kim JI
• Lee HY
• Park SD
• Kim SM
• Kim YO

Abstract

A 43-year-old woman who had had an invasive mole 5 years previously required emergent pulmonary embolectomy under cardiopulmonary bypass. Curative resection was impossible because the tumor invaded the right main pulmonary artery and left lower pulmonary artery. The pathologic diagnosis made by the tumor emboli specimens was choriocarcinoma. The patient received post-operative chemotherapy over a 6-month period and had complete remission. Although rare, choriocarcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fertile women presented with pulmonary embolism.

Keyword

Pulmonary embolism; Choriocarcinoma

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Choriocarcinoma*
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Therapy
Embolectomy*
Emergencies*
Female
Humans
Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive
Pregnancy
Pulmonary Artery*
Pulmonary Embolism