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- Title
BetaHCG secretion by a pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
- Authors
Vicier, Cécile; Tabouret, Emeline; Tallet, Agnès; Gonçalves, Anthony; Chetaille, Bruno; Viens, Patrice; Madroszyk, Anne
- 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
- Subjects
LUNG cancer -- Case studies; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of tobacco; CHORIONIC gonadotropins; AMENORRHEA; PARANEOPLASTIC syndromes; CANCER chemotherapy
- Publication
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1477-7819
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/1477-7819-11-228