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Hemothorax from gestational trophoblastic disease: a case report
N Chierakul1, B Chaivisuth, T Rangseeprom
1Department of Medicine, Paholpolpayuhasaena Hospital, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Abstract:
A 19-year-old woman who presented with right-sided hemothorax was diagnosed to have gestational trophoblastic disease with pleural metastasis. A CT scan of the chest revealed a pleural mass and serum Beta-subunit of HCG was high. After treatment the hormonal level became normal and the patient remains asymptomatic.