Choriocarcinoma

A malignant metastatic form of trophoblastic tumors. Unlike the HYDATIDIFORM MOLE, choriocarcinoma contains no CHORIONIC VILLI but rather sheets of undifferentiated cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts (TROPHOBLASTS). It is characterized by the large amounts of CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN produced. Tissue origins can be determined by DNA analyses: placental (fetal) origin or non-placental origin (CHORIOCARCINOMA, NON-GESTATIONAL).

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Tree Number(s): C04.557.465.955.207, C04.557.470.200.025.455, C04.850.908.208, C12.050.703.720.949.208

MeSH Unique ID: D002822

Entry Terms:

• Choriocarcinomas

See Also:

• Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Trophoblastic Neoplasms
Choriocarcinoma
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site

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Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Choriocarcinoma
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site

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Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
Trophoblastic Neoplasms
Choriocarcinoma
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site

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Diseases Category
Urogenital Diseases
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
Trophoblastic Neoplasms
Choriocarcinoma
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site