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Pulmonary artery choriocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
233371
•Concept ID:
C1335571
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Choriocarcinoma of Pulmonary Artery; choriocarcinoma of pulmonary artery; Choriocarcinoma of the Pulmonary Artery; choriocarcinoma of the pulmonary artery; Chorioepithelioma of Pulmonary Artery; chorioepithelioma of pulmonary artery; Chorioepithelioma of the Pulmonary Artery; chorioepithelioma of the pulmonary artery; Pulmonary Artery Choriocarcinoma; pulmonary artery choriocarcinoma; pulmonary artery choriocarcinoma (disease); Pulmonary Artery Chorioepithelioma; pulmonary artery chorioepithelioma; Pulmonary Artery Syncytioma; pulmonary artery syncytioma; Syncytioma of Pulmonary Artery; syncytioma of pulmonary artery; Syncytioma of the Pulmonary Artery; syncytioma of the pulmonary artery
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003506

Definition

A rare choriocarcinoma that arises from a pulmonary artery. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPulmonary artery choriocarcinoma

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Etiology

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Role of surgery in the management of high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
Lurain JR, Singh DK, Schink JC
J Reprod Med 2006 Oct;51(10):773-6. PMID: 17086805
Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, and choriocarcinoma.
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Diagnosis

Choriocarcinoma masquerading as lumbar spinal tumor: Case report and literature review.
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Role of chemotherapy and thrombolysis in treatment of choriocarcinoma accompanied with pulmonary embolism: A case report with literature review.
Yang M, Peng L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Sep;96(36):e7866. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007866. PMID: 28885339Free PMC Article
Choriocarcinoma of the lung: report of a case.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Jun;60(6):377-80. Epub 2012 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s11748-012-0009-3. PMID: 22544428
Choriocarcinoma in the pulmonary artery treated with emergency pulmonary embolectomy.
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Diagnosis of pulmonary microvascular metastases by cytologic evaluation of pulmonary artery catheter-derived blood specimens.
Abati A, Landucci D, Danner RL, Solomon D
Hum Pathol 1994 Mar;25(3):257-62. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(94)90197-x. PMID: 7512073

Therapy

Successful treatment of multisite hemorrhage by several methods in brain metastasis of choriocarcinoma: A case report.
Ren Z, Yu L, Xie M, Liang Y, Zhu F, Huang R, Zhang Z, Fu C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 May;97(21):e10794. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010794. PMID: 29794762Free PMC Article
Role of chemotherapy and thrombolysis in treatment of choriocarcinoma accompanied with pulmonary embolism: A case report with literature review.
Yang M, Peng L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Sep;96(36):e7866. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007866. PMID: 28885339Free PMC Article
Role of surgery in the management of high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
Lurain JR, Singh DK, Schink JC
J Reprod Med 2006 Oct;51(10):773-6. PMID: 17086805
Choriocarcinoma. Aspects of the clinical pathology.
Kittredge RD
Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 1973 Mar;117(3):637-42. doi: 10.2214/ajr.117.3.637. PMID: 4693022

Prognosis

Successful treatment of multisite hemorrhage by several methods in brain metastasis of choriocarcinoma: A case report.
Ren Z, Yu L, Xie M, Liang Y, Zhu F, Huang R, Zhang Z, Fu C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 May;97(21):e10794. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010794. PMID: 29794762Free PMC Article
Role of chemotherapy and thrombolysis in treatment of choriocarcinoma accompanied with pulmonary embolism: A case report with literature review.
Yang M, Peng L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Sep;96(36):e7866. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007866. PMID: 28885339Free PMC Article
A lesson from a rare cause of pulmonary embolism.
Ma L, Zhu Y, Sun H, Li F, Shao Y, Zhang S
Respir Care 2013 Nov;58(11):e149-52. Epub 2013 Apr 30 doi: 10.4187/respcare.02362. PMID: 23650435
Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix with choriocarcinomatous metastasis.
Pavelka JC, Bryant DA, Vaccarello L
Gynecol Oncol 2006 May;101(2):346-8. Epub 2006 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.11.021. PMID: 16430947
Primary choriocarcinoma of the pulmonary artery mimicking pulmonary embolism.
Trübenbach J, Pereira PL, Huppert PE, Farnsworth C, Mayer R, Feine U, Claussen CD
Br J Radiol 1997 Aug;70(836):843-5. doi: 10.1259/bjr.70.836.9486052. PMID: 9486052

Clinical prediction guides

Successful treatment of multisite hemorrhage by several methods in brain metastasis of choriocarcinoma: A case report.
Ren Z, Yu L, Xie M, Liang Y, Zhu F, Huang R, Zhang Z, Fu C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 May;97(21):e10794. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010794. PMID: 29794762Free PMC Article

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