Severe thyrotoxicosis as initial presentation of gastric choriocarcinoma: a case report

Abstract Background Extragonadal choriocarcinoma is rare and can be associated with hyperthyroidism when producing very high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin. Case presentation A 62-year-old Hispanic female presented with a 3-week history of shortness of breath, palpitations, extreme weakness,...

Celý popis

Uloženo v:
Podrobná bibliografie
Hlavní autoři: Nicole M. Iñiguez-Ariza, Dalia Cuenca, Juvenal Franco-Granillo, Alberto Villalobos-Prieto, Janet Pineda-Díaz, Javier Baquera-Heredia
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: BMC 2022-04-01
Edice:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Témata:
Hyperthyroidism
Paraneoplastic syndrome
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Germ cell tumor
Case report
On-line přístup:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03343-5
Tagy: Přidat tag
Žádné tagy, Buďte první, kdo otaguje tento záznam!

Podobné jednotky