non-gestational choriocarcinoma
MONDO:0006871Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names non-gestational choriocarcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006871), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of