Non-Gestational Choriocarcinoma with Widespread Metastases Presenting with Type 1 Respiratory Failure in a 39-Year-Old Female: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Non-Gestational Choriocarcinoma with Widespread Metastases Presenting with Type 1 Respiratory Failure in a 39-Year-Old Female: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Introduction: Non-gestational choriocarcinoma (NGCC) is an extremely rare cancer. We report a case presenting in extremis. Case Report: A 39-year-old woman presented with type 1 respiratory failure with a 1-month history of breathlessness. Computed tomography (CT) revealed widespread metastatic dise...

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Main Authors: Louisa Stockton, Elizabeth Green, Baljeet Kaur, Emma De Winton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Non-gestational choriocarcinoma
Non-gestational trophoblastic disease
Lung cancer
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/486639

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