Abstract:Summary
18 of 22 patients with malignant trophoblastic disease had radiological evidence of intrathoracic metastases. Of these 18 patients, 10 presented with pulmonary symptoms, 1 with cerebral symptoms, 1 with pulmonary and cerebral symptoms. 3 patients were asymptomatic and were discovered to have pulmonary metastases on the chest radiograph in the course of follow‐up for recent molar pregnancy. Only three patients presented with gynaecological symptoms.
The findings on the chest radiograph included discrete… Show more
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