Published November 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Accompanying pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in patient with hydratidiform mole: A case report

  • 1. Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The most common site of metastasis in gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is the lung. To the best of our knowledge, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) associated with pulmonary metastatic lesions are extremely rare in patients with GTD. Here, we report a case of a nineteen-year-old woman who presented with pulmonary AVMs which developed in the areas of pulmonary metastases, complicated by recent hemorrhage

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
5
Series
10 refs, 1 fig
Journal Page Range
p. 339-343
ISSN
1738-2637

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
49063368
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
HEMORRHAGE; LUNGS; MALFORMATIONS; METASTASES; PATIENTS
Descriptors DEC
BODY; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SYMPTOMS