کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2143463 1088348 2008 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Lung cancer mimicking as pregnancy with pneumonia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Lung cancer mimicking as pregnancy with pneumonia
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryLung cancer that presents with secretion of beta HCG is rare. We report a case of a young female patient who presented with symptoms of pneumonia and was found to have a positive pregnancy test. With non-resolution of the consolidation and progression of her symptoms she subsequently was found to have large cell lung cancer with ectopic beta HCG secretion. Ectopic production of a variety of hormones such as ADH, parathyroid hormone, ACTH, insulin-like growth factor thus leading to presentation as endocrine syndromes in patients with lung cancer is well known. The presentation of lung cancer mimicking as pregnancy has not been previously reported. This case illustrates the importance of considering the possibility of paraneoplastic secretion of beta HCG in female patients who have a positive pregnancy test in an appropriate clinical setting. This may prevent a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of malignancy in young women.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Lung Cancer - Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 416–419
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