Primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma masquerading as lung metastasis: a rare disease with a fatal outcome
Background: Most germ cell tumors eg. choriocarcinomas are located in the gonads, however about 2–5% arise from extragonadal regions, such as the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and central nervous system. Non-gestational choriocarcinoma in mediastinum without a detectable primary in the gonads is ter...
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Main Authors: | D., Balakrishnan, S., Suppiah, S., Md Sidek, O., Noriah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Community Health Society Malaysia
2015
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46002/1/Primary%20mediastinal%20choriocarcinoma%20masquerading%20as%20lung%20metastasis%20a%20rare%20disease%20with%20a%20fatal%20outcome.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46002/ http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/251 |
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