KMID : 0358420100530111024
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010 Volume.53 No. 11 p.1024 ~ p.1027
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary metastasis of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
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Kim Yong-Seok
Kwak Hye-Min Kim Seo-Hee Choi Chel-Hun Lee Jeong-Won Bae Duk-Soo
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Abstract
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Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (GTN) is prone to pulmonary metastasis. Although most pulmonary metastatic lesions response with chemotherapy, some lesions do not resolve and persist on radiologic investigations. A 25-year-old women was referred for persistent pulmonary metastatic lesion of GTN. Here, we present a case of chemo-resistant choriocarcinoma metastatic to lung managed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm, Thoracic surgery, Video-assisted
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