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==Overview==
==Overview==
CT scan may be performed to detect metastases of to lung, brain, and liver.<ref name= sss>Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref>
CT scan may be performed to detect [[metastases]] of choriocarcinoma to [[lung]], [[brain]], and [[liver]].<ref name= sss>Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref>
==CT==
==CT==
CT scan may be performed to detect metastases of to lung, brain, and liver. CT scan is used to look for GTD that has spread outside the uterus.
CT scan may be performed to detect [[metastases]] of Choriocarcinoma to [[lung]], [[brain]], and [[liver]]. CT scan is used to check for the spread of choriocarcinoma outside the uterus.


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*'''Figures A-D:''' A female with choriocarcinoma. (A-D, axial). Findings are consistent with choriocarcinoma<ref name= sss>Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref>  
*'''Figures A-D:''' A female with choriocarcinoma. (A-D, axial). Findings are consistent with choriocarcinoma<ref name= sss>Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref>  
* '''Figures E: '''CT showing patient of choriocarcinoma with lung metastasis<ref name= sss>Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref>
* '''Figures E: '''CT showing patient of choriocarcinoma with lung metastases<ref name= sss>Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref>





Revision as of 20:23, 15 October 2015

Template:Choriocarcinoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [2]

Overview

CT scan may be performed to detect metastases of choriocarcinoma to lung, brain, and liver.[1]

CT

CT scan may be performed to detect metastases of Choriocarcinoma to lung, brain, and liver. CT scan is used to check for the spread of choriocarcinoma outside the uterus.

  • Figures A-D: A female with choriocarcinoma. (A-D, axial). Findings are consistent with choriocarcinoma[1]
  • Figures E: CT showing patient of choriocarcinoma with lung metastases[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015

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