Post-hysterectomy choriocarcinoma with pulmonary and renal metastases.
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The propensity of choriocarcinoma to metastasize to lungs, liver and brain is well known. Though theoretically metastases are possible to anywhere in the body, renal metastases are rare. A 56 year old Malay woman who had total abdominal hysterectomy in 1985 for molar pregnancy presented with haemoptysis and dyspnea in 1990. Examination showed she had choriocarcinoma with pulmonary and renal metastases.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 46 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991