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A report of widely metastatic choriocarcinoma coexisting with a normal intrauterine pregnancy is presented. In this unusual case, a thyroid tumor was the presenting symptom.
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Eriksson, A., Gezelius, C. Metastatic choriocarcinoma during normal pregnancy presenting as thyroid tumor. Arch. Gynecol. 236, 119–122 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02134008
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