Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
"Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
MeSH Number(s)
C04.557.465.955.207.750
C04.557.470.200.025.455.750
Concept/Terms
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational- Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
- Choriocarcinoma, Non gestational
- Choriocarcinomas, Non-gestational
- Non-gestational Choriocarcinomas
- Non-gestational Choriocarcinoma
- Non gestational Choriocarcinoma
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical analysis of 21 cases of nongestational ovarian choriocarcinoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2010 Feb; 20(2):299-302.
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[Genetic genesis of choriocarcinoma]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2010 Jan; 45(1):35-40.
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Spontaneous rupture of hepatic metastasis from choriocarcinoma: a review of imaging and management. Ann Hepatol. 2009 Oct-Dec; 8(4):384-7.
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Non-gestational uterine choriocarcinoma in a postmenopausal woman. Onkologie. 2009 Jul; 32(7):417-9.
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[Clinical analysis of 17 cases of nongestational choriocarcinoma]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2003 May; 38(5):284-6.