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. 1994 May;49(5):523–524. doi: 10.1136/thx.49.5.523

Contralateral haemorrhagic pulmonary metastases (“choriocarcinoma syndrome”) after pneumonectomy for primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma

I Durieu 1,2,3, N Berger 1,2,3, R Loire 1,2,3, J P Gamondes 1,2,3, P H Guillaud 1,2,3, J F Cordier 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC474882  PMID: 7517072

Abstract

The case history is presented of a patient which illustrates both the diagnostic difficulties of an extremely rare tumour (choriocarcinoma of the lung) and its associated haemorrhagic metastases (“choriocarcinoma syndrome”).

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