Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Primary Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma in the Lung - A case report -

폐에 발생한 원발성 융모막암종 - 1예 보고 -

  • Jang, Hee-jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Young Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Chang-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 장희진 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김주현 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김영태 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 강창현 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2008.07.25
  • Accepted : 2008.08.07
  • Published : 2009.02.05
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Abstract

Choriocarcinoma is a germ-cell tumor that originates from syncytiotrophoblastic cells and this tumor secrets beta-human chorionic gonadotropin. It has been reported that extragonadal primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma is extremely rare. We report here on a 28-years-old woman who underwent right lower lobectomy for extragonadal nongestational primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma and she has survived for 2 years without recurrence.

융모막암종은 생식 세포 종양의 일종으로 베타 인간 융모막 생식샘 자극 호르몬을 분비하는 합포체성 융모영양막세포에서 발생하는 종양이다. 주로 생식기에 발생하는 것이 일반적이며 폐장에 발생하는 경우는 매우 드문 것으로 알려져 있다. 본원에서는 28세 여자환자에서 발생한 원발성 폐 융모막암종이 의심되는 환자에서, 수술적 절제술을 시행하여 원발성 폐 융모막암종임을 확인하였고, 수술 후 추가적인 치료 없이 2년간 재발의 증거 없이 생존하고 있어 이를 보고한다.

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