Malignant neoplasm of placenta (C58)
Clinical Information
Choriocarcinoma - 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).
Choriocarcinoma, Non-gestational - 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.
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease - A group of diseases arising from pregnancy that are commonly associated with hyperplasia of trophoblasts (TROPHOBLAST) and markedly elevated human CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN. They include HYDATIDIFORM MOLE, invasive mole (HYDATIDIFORM MOLE, INVASIVE), placental-site trophoblastic tumor (TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR, PLACENTAL SITE), and CHORIOCARCINOMA. These neoplasms have varying propensities for invasion and spread.
Instructional Notations
Includes
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- choriocarcinoma NOS
- chorionepithelioma NOS
Type 1 Excludes
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- chorioadenoma destruens D39.2
- hydatidiform mole NOS O01.9
- invasive hydatidiform mole D39.2
- male choriocarcinoma NOS C62.9
- malignant hydatidiform mole D39.2
Neoplasms (C00–D49)
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs (C51-C58)
- C58 Malignant neoplasm of placenta
Malignant neoplasm of placenta (C58)