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High Risk Gestational Trophoblastic Disease In Pregnant
Choriocarcinoma is a quick-growing form of cancer that occurs in a woman's uterus (womb). The abnormal cells start in the tissue that would normally become the placenta, the organ that develops during pregnancy to feed the fetus.
Choriocarcinoma is a type of gestational trophoblastic disease.
See also:
Gestational trophoblastic disease Hydatiform mole
Alternative Names
Chorioblastoma; Trophoblastic tumor; Chorioepithelioma; Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
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Gestational trophoblastic disease
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) refers to a group of abnormalities in which tumors grow inside a woman's uterus (womb). The abnormal cells... Read more »
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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