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... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Carcinoma > Adenocarcinoma > Choriocarcinoma > Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
Neoplasms > Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic > Trophoblastic Neoplasms > Choriocarcinoma > Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Pregnancy Complications > Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic > Trophoblastic Neoplasms > Choriocarcinoma > Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal > Trophoblastic Neoplasms > Choriocarcinoma > Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational

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Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Non gestational Choriocarcinoma
  • Non-gestational Choriocarcinoma

Scope note

  • A highly malignant CHORIOCARCINOMA derived from the non-placental origin such as the totipotent cells in the TESTIS, the OVARY, and the PINEAL GLAND. It produces high levels of CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN and can metastasize widely through the bloodstream to the lungs, brain, liver, bone, and other viscera by the time of diagnosis.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D031954

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