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==Overview==
==Overview==
CT scan may be performed to detect metastases of  to lung, brain, and liver.
CT scan may be performed to detect metastases of  to lung, brain, and liver.
==CT==
==CT==
CT scan is used to look for GTD that has spread outside the uterus, such as to the lungs, brain or liver.
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.
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Revision as of 14:29, 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 to lung, brain, and liver.

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.

  • Figures A-D: A female with choriocarcinoma. (A-D, axial). Findings are consistent with choriocarcinoma[1]

References

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

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