Diseases

Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor

An uncommon variant of CHORIOCARCINOMA. It is composed almost entirely of mononuclear cytotrophoblasts (TROPHOBLASTS). Because its secretion of hCG (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN) is low, a large tumor may develop before the hCG can be detected.

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Abstract

An uncommon variant of CHORIOCARCINOMA. It is composed almost entirely of mononuclear cytotrophoblasts (TROPHOBLASTS). Because its secretion of hCG (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN) is low, a large tumor may develop before the hCG can be detected.

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13 entry terms
  • Placental-Site Trophoblastic Tumor
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental Site
  • Placental Trophoblastic Tumor
  • Placental Trophoblastic Tumors
  • Placental-Site Trophoblastic Tumors
  • Trophoblastic Tumor, Placental-Site
  • Trophoblastic Tumors, Placental
  • Trophoblastic Tumors, Placental-Site
  • Tumor, Placental Trophoblastic
  • Tumor, Placental-Site Trophoblastic
  • Tumors, Placental Trophoblastic
  • Tumors, Placental-Site Trophoblastic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with UTERINE NEOPLASMS (IM); check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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Previous Indexing

  • Trophoblastic Neoplasms (1980-1993)

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  2. C04w.557.470.200w.025w.455w.875w
  3. C04w.850.908w.208w.875w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018245. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018245
  2. Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placental_site_trophoblastic_tumor
  3. Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7200301