Primary choriocarcinoma of the lung Anna Arslanian, MDa, Franco Pischedda, MDa, Pier Luigi Filosso, MDa, Paolo Di Marzio, MDa, Alberto Oliaro, MDa, Flavio Fraire, MDb, Mauro Papotti, MDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 125, Issue 1, Pages 193-196 (January 2003) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.121 Copyright © 2003 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Chest radiograph showing right lower lung mass. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003 125, 193-196DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2003.121) Copyright © 2003 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Computed tomographic scan confirming image of well-delimited mass in lung. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003 125, 193-196DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2003.121) Copyright © 2003 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 a, Neoplastic giant cells at lung parenchyma (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200). b, Immunohistochemical staining for β-HCG: evidence of positivity of neoplastic giant cells (original magnification ×200). c and d, Detail of choriocarcinoma: observation of pathologic plurinucleate giant cells (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×400). e, Immunohistochemical staining for β-HCG: nidi of cells positive for β-HCG (original magnification ×400). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003 125, 193-196DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2003.121) Copyright © 2003 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions