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Spontaneous pneumothorax in metastatic choriocarcinoma
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Spontaneous pneumothorax in metastatic choriocarcinoma

C.R. Santhosh-Kumar, R. Vijayaraghavan, M.S. Harakati and D.S.S. Ajarim
Respiratory medicine, Vol.85(1), pp.81-83
1991
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0954-6111(06)80217-9
PMID: 2014364

Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous bilateral pneumothoraces due to metastatic choriocarcinoma. The patient was successfully treated with tube thoracostomy and chemotherapy. Pneumothorax as a complication of choriocarcinoma has not been reported previously.

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