choriocarcinoma of the central nervous system
MONDO:0016740Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names choriocarcinoma of the central nervous system yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A malignant germ cell tumor of the central nervous system characterized by extra-embryonic differentiation along trophoblastic lines. The diagnosis requires the identification of cytotrophoblastic elements, as well as syncytiotrophoblastic giant cells. (WHO)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016740), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: choriocarcinoma of the central nervous system
- Also called
- central nervous system choriocarcinomacentral nervous system choriocarcinoma (disease)choriocarcinoma of CNSchoriocarcinoma of the CNS