Choriocarcinoma as cause of pulmonary embolism. Presentation of a case
Keywords:
COUGH, ANOXIA, ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC, CHORIOCARCINOMA, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, CASE REPORTS, HUMANS, FEMALE, ADULTAbstract
This is the case of a 21-years-old, black, female patient admitted at the Teaching Territorial Hospital of Cardenas Dr Julio M Aristegui Villamil presenting breathlessness, dry cough, without expectoration, no fever and affection of the general status. She died a week after the admission in a picture of arrhythmia . The conclusion of the necropsy was pulmonary thromboembolism of tumor origin (choriocarcinoma) in both pulmonary arteries.Downloads
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Medina González ME, Rodríguez Reyna JC, Nip Fabero OJ. Choriocarcinoma as cause of pulmonary embolism. Presentation of a case. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 10 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];31(5):555-7. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/669
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