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Placenta cancer

MedGen UID:
56310
•Concept ID:
C0153572
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of placenta; deciduoma, malignant; Malignant Neoplasm of Placenta; malignant neoplasm of placenta; Malignant Neoplasm of the Placenta; malignant neoplasm of the placenta; Malignant Placenta Neoplasm; malignant placenta neoplasm; Malignant Placenta Tumor; malignant placenta tumor; malignant placenta tumour; Malignant Placental Neoplasm; malignant placental neoplasm; Malignant Placental Tumor; malignant placental tumor; malignant placental tumour; Malignant Tumor of Placenta; malignant tumor of placenta; Malignant Tumor of the Placenta; malignant tumor of the placenta; malignant tumour of placenta; malignant tumour of the placenta; placenta cancer; placental cancer; primary malignant neoplasm of placenta
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002178

Definition

A primary or metastatic neoplasm that affects the placenta. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation and management of abnormal uterine bleeding.
Achanna KS, Nanda J
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Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, Version 2.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Abu-Rustum NR, Yashar CM, Bean S, Bradley K, Campos SM, Chon HS, Chu C, Cohn D, Crispens MA, Damast S, Dorigo O, Eifel PJ, Fisher CM, Frederick P, Gaffney DK, Han E, Huh WK, Lurain JR, Mariani A, Mutch D, Nagel C, Nekhlyudov L, Fader AN, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Sisodia R, Tillmanns T, Ueda S, Wyse E, McMillian NR, Scavone J
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2019 Nov 1;17(11):1374-1391. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.0053. PMID: 31693991

Recent clinical studies

Clinical prediction guides

Breast cancer characteristics are modified by first trimester human placenta: in vitro co-culture study.
Tartakover-Matalon S, Mizrahi A, Epstein G, Shneifi A, Drucker L, Pomeranz M, Fishman A, Radnay J, Lishner M
Hum Reprod 2010 Oct;25(10):2441-54. Epub 2010 Aug 18 doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq227. PMID: 20719812

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