Case Report
1 MD, Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Brandon, Florida, USA
2 MD, Pathology Resident, Department of Pathology, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Brandon, Florida, USA
3 MD, Surgery Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Florida, USA
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Trina Capelli
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Article ID: 101471Z01TC2024
Delayed presentation of metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma is a very rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 43-year-old female who presented three years after giving birth with a right lung mass and elevated β-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) levels. She underwent a right thoracotomy with right lower lobe lobectomy. The final pathology revealed metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma. In these cases, resection is recommended and patients often benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient was successfully treated with resection and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. A delayed presentation of metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma should be considered as a differential in women presenting with a lung mass and a history of previous pregnancy. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can improve patient outcomes.
Keywords: Choriocarcinoma, Metastatic, Surgery, Thoracic surgery
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Author ContributionsTrina Capelli - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Paul Farag - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Dylan Johnson - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Laura Luu - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Faisal Khan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
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