Choriocarcinoma Presenting with Thyrotoxicosis
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Choriocarcinoma presenting with thyrotoxicosis.
We describe a 26-year-old man with metastatic choriocarcinoma who presented with hyperthyroidism associated with elevated β-human chorionic gonadotropin (B-HCG) and respiratory failure secondary to diffuse lung metastasis. After the first cycle of chemotherapy, the concentration of B-HCG dramatically decreased and the patient became euthyroid, allowing us to discontinue antithyroid medications....
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2016.11929353