Abstract
A patient is presented whose large cell carcinoma of the lung was detected by an elevated β subunit human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) titer 2 years after undergoing chemotherapy and remission for metastatic trophoblastic disease. The secretion of HCG was low (3.48 to 14.18 mIu/ml) and intermittent. Roentgenologic appearance of the lesion occurred 4 months after secretion of HCG was detected. HCG-producing tumors of nontrophoblastic origin should be considered when low titers are detected after complete remission of trophoblastic disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 98-104 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Gynecologic oncology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology