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Choriocarcinoma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Choriocarcinoma
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.465.955.207
C04.557.470.200.025.455
C04.850.908.208
C12.050.703.720.949.208
Unique ID
D002822
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002822
Annotation
coordinate IM with UTERINE NEOPLASMS (IM) + FEMALE + PREGNANCY
Scope Note
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).
NLM Classification #
WP 465
See Also
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Choriocarcinoma Preferred
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