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1 Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: metastatic placental site trophoblastic tumor  G.Alexander Patterson, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 127, Issue 3, Pages (March 2004) DOI: /j.jtcvs

2 Figure 1 Chest radiograph showing collapse of right lung with pneumothorax catheter in place. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs )

3 Figure 2 CT scan 4 days after transfer shows pneumothorax and cystic lesion in right lung base. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs )

4 Figure 3 Tumor shows mixed or mucinous background, composed of cells with abundant eosinocytic cytoplasm, and nuclei that are large and condensed. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs )

5 Figure 4 Higher-power view than in Figure 4 reveals prominent nuclei.
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6 Figure 5 Evidence of vascular invasion by the tumor.
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7 Figure 6 Weakly positive immunostaining for HCG.
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8 Figure 7 Strongly positive immunostaining for placental alkaline phosphatase. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs )

9 Figure 8 Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic (FDG PET) scan taken January 28, Nothing is seen in region of right lower lobe lesion. Some uptake in uterus is as expected in postpartum patient. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs )


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