BetaHCG secretion by a pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
World J Surg Oncol
; 11: 228, 2013 Sep 14.
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| ID: mdl-24034807
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in a 43-year-old woman with a history of smoking. The tumor secreted human chorionic gonadotropin and its beta subunit (BetaHCG). The patient presented with amenorrhea, a positive pregnancy test and chest pain. A physical examination and investigations revealed no pregnancy, and it was determined that a paraneoplastic syndrome stemming from a pulmonary tumor was responsible for the secretion of BetaHCG. This secretion decreased with tumor response to chemotherapy. Only a few reports of paraneoplastic BetaHCG secretion can be found in the literature for several different cancers.
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Síndromes Paraneoplásicos
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Adenocarcinoma
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Biomarcadores de Tumor
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Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas
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Gonadotropina Coriónica Humana de Subunidad beta
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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En
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2013
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Article