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choriocarcinoma
Used for:
chorioblastoma
Used for:
chorioepithelioma
Used for:
deciduocellular sarcoma
Broader Terms:
carcinoma
Broader Terms:
placenta neoplasm
Scope Note:
malignant metastatic form of trophoblastic tumors, contains sheets of undifferentiated cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts; characterized by the large amounts of chorionic gonadotropin produced; tissue origins can be placental (fetal) or non-placental.
Term Number:
2403-0675
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