Utility of beta‐human chorionic gonadotropin in pleural effusions: Report of an autopsy case of a male patient with primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma

A 69‐year‐old male patient presented with bloody pleural fluid effusion and elevated beta‐human chorionic gonadotropin (β‐hCG) levels obtained by thoracentesis. The patient's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he died. The autopsy revealed primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma. Early diagnosis of...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2022-12, Vol.10 (12), p.e6663-n/a
Main Authors: Iwasaki, Kazuhiko, Watanabe, Kazuyoshi, Kimura, Hideharu, Yano, Seiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autopsies
bloody pleural fluid effusion
Cancer
Case Report
Case reports
Chemotherapy
choriocarcinoma
Dyspnea
Funding
Hospitalization
Lung cancer
Lungs
Metastasis
Pleural effusion
Tomography
Tumors
β‐Human chorionic gonadotropin
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Summary:A 69‐year‐old male patient presented with bloody pleural fluid effusion and elevated beta‐human chorionic gonadotropin (β‐hCG) levels obtained by thoracentesis. The patient's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he died. The autopsy revealed primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma. Early diagnosis of choriocarcinoma based on β‐hCG levels in the pleural fluid may be possible. We report the case of a male patient with primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma who died within a short period. Bloody pleural fluid effusion with high human chorionic gonadotropin levels may be used as a marker for early diagnosis of choriocarcinoma.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.6663