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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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 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 choriocarcinoma to [[lung]], [[brain]], and [[liver]]. CT scan is used to check for the spread of choriocarcinoma 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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Image: Choriocarcinoma lung metastasis.jpg| E | Image: Choriocarcinoma lung metastasis.jpg| E | ||
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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 metastases<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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 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.
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- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Choriocarcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/choriocarcinoma Accessed on October 11, 2015