Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2009 Feb;42(1):119-122.
Primary Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma in the Lung: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. jhkim10@snu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Choriocarcinoma is a germ-cell tumor that originates from syncytiotrophoblastic cells and this tumor secrets beta-human chorionic gonadotropin. It has been reported that extragonadal primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma is extremely rare. We report here on a 28-years-old woman who underwent right lower lobectomy for extragonadal nongestational primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma and she has survived for 2 years without recurrence.
