The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  2013;46(6):471-474

Extrauterine Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor of Lung in a 35-year-old Woman.

Joo Yeon KIM 1 ; Soyeon AN ; Se Jin JANG ; Hyeong Ryul KIM

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Keywords

Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor; Lung neoplasms

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Extrauterine epithelioid trophoblastic tumors constitute an extremely rare gestational trophoblastic disease. We report the case of an extrauterine trophoblastic tumor that was incidentally detected in the left lung. Squamous cell carcinoma was suspected after microscopically examining the specimen obtained upon preoperative needle biopsy. After surgery, the tumor was confirmed by microscopic findings and immunohistochemical features.