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[[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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Revision as of 20:28, 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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