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Choriocarcinoma Associated with Thyrotoxicosis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Haram Kjell,
Klykken Bjornar,
Engebjerg Erik
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00151.x
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , pediatrics , gynecology
A woman with disseminated choriocarcinoma and with clinical and biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis is described. Only a few cases have been previously reported, and works are referred to showing that high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) probably are responsible for the thyroid‐stimulating activity in patients with trophoblastic disease and clinical signs of thyrotoxicosis.