A paraneoplastic syndrome mimicking extrauterine pregnancy. |
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Authors: | P Sagaster N Zojer G Dekan H Ludwig |
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Institution: | First Department of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria. peter.sagaster@1me.wil.magwien.gv.at |
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Abstract: | We report on a 30-year-old female patient with a beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-HCG)-producing lung tumour. Abdominal discomfort and vaginal bleeding were the presenting symptoms and, in conjunction with elevated beta-HCG levels, initially led to the diagnosis of extrauterine pregnancy. Bilateral ovarian cysts were detected on further diagnostic workup. Ultimately, a chest X-ray revealed a lung tumour. The paraneoplastic symptoms were completely reversible after resection of the lung lesion, and the ovarian cysts disappeared. |
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Keywords: | human chorionic gonadotropin lung cancer paraneoplastic |
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