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Choriocarcinoma

open access: yes, 2017
Gestational choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare cancer that occurs in women of childbearing age. The malignancy arises from the trophoblastic epithelium of the placenta, which is formed from embryonic tissue.
Saul Suster, Cesar A. Moran
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Gestational Choriocarcinoma

Oncology, 2009
29 patients with trophoblastic tumors of the uterus were evaluated at the University of California, San Francisco. 8 patients admitted before 1956, did not receive chemotherapy; the mortality rate was 87.5%. 21 patients were treated with chemotherapy. The mortality due to disease was 10%.
E M, Jacobs, F D, Johnson
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Pathogenesis of Choriocarcinoma: Clinical, Genetic and Stem Cell Perspectives

open access: yesFuture Oncology, 2009
Choriocarcinoma is a unique malignant neoplasm composed of mononuclear cytotrophoblasts and multinucleated syncytiotrophoblasts that produce human chorionic-gonadotrophin.
Annie N Y Cheung   +2 more
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Choriocarcinoma of the Testis

Journal of Urology, 1974
From 1960 to 1970 8 patients with metastatic choriocarcinoma of the testis were treated at the Naval Hospital in Long Beach California. The men ranged in age from 22 to 45 years. 6 patients had testicular enlargement 1 had hemoptysis and 1 had an abdominal mass. All patients were managed with chemotherapy using actinomycin D plus an aklylating agent
S C, Henry, P C, Walsh, M B, Rotner
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Choriocarcinoma of the Thymus

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1962
Choriocarcinoma is a notorious, highly malignant tumor of placental or teratoid testicular origin. An obscure entity referred to as "primary extragenital chorionepithelioma of the mediastinum" is described herewith as choriocarcinoma of the thymus. The fact that this neoplasm occurs almost exclusively in young men is substantiated by similar sequences ...
P, JERNSTROM, H, McLAUGHLIN
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Choriocarcinoma of the Nose

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1978
A case of choriocarcinoma in a 17-year-old unmarried female is presented. She attended the E.N.T. Clinic with a rapidly growing mass at the tip of the nose. Histologic report of the excised mass was reported as a secondary deposit from a choriocarcinoma.
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Choriocarcinoma of the cervix

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1992
The incidence of primary cervical choriocarcinoma is extremely low, with only approximately 60 cases reported. We present a case of primary cervical choriocarcinoma, which was originally mis‐diagnosed as a cervical pregnancy. After failure of conservative treatment with methotrexate, the patient underwent a hysterectomy, followed by chemotherapy with ...
J D, Lee   +4 more
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Choriocarcinoma of the Lung

Archivos de Bronconeumología ((English Edition)), 2009
Primary choriocarcinoma of the lung is an extremely rare condition with a fatal outcome in most patients. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis, whose chest radiograph displayed nodules in the right upper lobe. After study and an unsuccessful attempt at histological characterization of the lesions, exploratory
María Elena, Corpa Rodríguez   +5 more
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Intracranial Choriocarcinoma

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 1979
A case of intracranial choriocarcinoma (probably primary), a rare variety of atypical teratoma, is reported. Diagnosis and treatment were based on radiological and hormonal studies. The usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in the follow-up and treatment of patients with tumors in areas not easily accessible for surgical exploration or biopsy is again
C V, Rao, S, Govindan
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