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Methotrexate-induced hemothorax in a woman with low-risk metastatic gestational trophoblastic disease
•Patients with invasive mole have a risk of bleeding to fragility and vascularity of the tumor.•Some patients may experience life-threatening bleeding.•Chemotherapy of patients with invasive/metastatic mole may induce bleeding.•In our patient with pulmonary metastatic mole, massive hemorrhage occurr...
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Published in: | Gynecologic oncology reports 2019-11, Vol.30, p.100517, Article 100517 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | •Patients with invasive mole have a risk of bleeding to fragility and vascularity of the tumor.•Some patients may experience life-threatening bleeding.•Chemotherapy of patients with invasive/metastatic mole may induce bleeding.•In our patient with pulmonary metastatic mole, massive hemorrhage occurred 2 h after the first dose of MTX.•Our patient was successfully treated with partial resection of the bleeding tumor and additional 2 cycles of MTX. |
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ISSN: | 2352-5789 2352-5789 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.gore.2019.100517 |