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. 1977 Oct;39(10):1154–1156. doi: 10.1136/hrt.39.10.1154

Left atrial metastasis of chorion carcinoma, presenting as mitral stenosis.

A Hepp, D Larbig, H Bader
PMCID: PMC483386  PMID: 562174

Abstract

A 35-year-old women developed symptoms of multiple system disease. Three months later she was admitted to hospital and died six days after admission, with signs suggestive of mitral stenosis. Postmortem examination indicated primary chorion carcinoma of the right ovary with metastases to the left atrium, lungs, brain, kidneys, pancreas, mesenteric arteries, and spleen. The signs and symptoms, and the morphological and histological findings at necroscopy, are discussed.

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