uterine corpus choriocarcinoma
MONDO:0004491Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names uterine corpus choriocarcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An aggressive malignant tumor arising from trophoblastic cells in the uterus during pregnancy. Approximately half of the cases develop from a complete hydatidiform mole. There is often marked elevation of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the blood. Choriocarcinomas disseminate rapidly through the hematogenous route; the lungs are most frequently affected.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004491), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: uterine corpus choriocarcinoma
- Also called
- body of uterus choriocarcinoma (disease)body of uterus gestational choriocarcinomagestational choriocarcinoma of body of uterusgestational uterine corpus choriocarcinomauterine corpus gestational choriocarcinoma