Primary epithelioid trophoblastic tumor of the lung

Ikenna C Okereke; Shaoxiong Chen

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.031

Primary epithelioid trophoblastic tumor of the lung

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Apr;97(4):1420-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.031.

Authors

Ikenna C Okereke¹, Shaoxiong Chen²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, and Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address: iokereke@usasurg.org.
² Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

PMID: 24694417
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.031

Abstract

A 40-year-old woman presented to our institution with abnormal uterine bleeding, elevated β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels, and a mass in the left lower lobe of her lung. She underwent a thoracoscopic lobectomy after further staging and workup revealed no other abnormalities. Pathologic examination of the lung mass revealed an epithelioid trophoblastic tumor. In patients with elevated β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels, a lung mass, and a negative gynecologic examination, primary epithelioid trophoblastic tumor of the lung should be considered.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
Male
Trophoblastic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Trophoblastic Neoplasms* / surgery