Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational

MeSH code information

• Name
  Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational
• Concept
  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.
• Tree numbers
  • C04.557.465.955.207.438
  • C04.557.470.200.025.455.750
  • C04.850.908.208.438
  • C13.703.720.949.208.438
• Qualifiers
  diagnosis, parasitology, immunology, microbiology, diagnostic imaging, physiopathology, rehabilitation, secondary, enzymology, etiology, mortality, epidemiology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, congenital, diet therapy, drug therapy, therapy, chemistry, psychology, urine, virology, veterinary, history, blood supply, classification, economics, embryology, genetics, nursing, radiotherapy, ethnology, prevention & control, pathology, ultrastructure, metabolism, complications, surgery