Ultrasonography and color Doppler imaging of metastatic pulmonary choriocarcinoma

Y S Liaw; P C Yang; A Yuan; F J Hsieh; S H Kuo; K T Luh

doi:10.1378/chest.104.5.1600

Ultrasonography and color Doppler imaging of metastatic pulmonary choriocarcinoma

Chest. 1993 Nov;104(5):1600-1. doi: 10.1378/chest.104.5.1600.

Authors

Y S Liaw¹, P C Yang, A Yuan, F J Hsieh, S H Kuo, K T Luh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC.

PMID: 8222831
DOI: 10.1378/chest.104.5.1600

Abstract

Chest ultrasound and color Doppler flow imaging were used to assess the pulmonary nodule of a 24-year-old pregnant woman with dyspnea and hemoptysis. The ultrasonogram showed multiple hypoechoic subpleural nodules. Color Doppler imaging of the nodules revealed characteristics of high vascularity and high blood flow. A percutaneous needle aspiration under ultrasonic guidance confirmed the diagnosis of choriocarcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Choriocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
Choriocarcinoma / pathology
Choriocarcinoma / secondary*
Color
Female
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Lung / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*