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Trophoblastic Neoplasms

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Definition: Trophoblastic growth, which may be gestational or nongestational in origin. Trophoblastic neoplasia resulting from pregnancy is often described as gestational trophoblastic disease to distinguish it from germ cell tumors which frequently show trophoblastic elements, and from the trophoblastic differentiation which sometimes occurs in a wide variety of epithelial cancers. Gestational trophoblastic growth has several forms, including HYDATIDIFORM MOLE and CHORIOCARCINOMA. (From Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1691)  = "trophoblastic disease"; coord IM with UTERINE NEOPLASMS (IM); check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY if needed   
Examples Choriocarcinoma; Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Other names Tumors, Trophoblastic; Tumors, Trophoblast; Trophoblastic Tumor; Trophoblastic Cancer; Tumor, Trophoblastic; Tumor, Trophoblast; Trophoblastic Tumors; Trophoblastic Neoplasm; Trophoblastic Cancers; Trophoblast Tumors; Trophoblast Neoplasm; Trophoblast Cancers; Neoplasms, Trophoblast; Neoplasm, Trophoblastic; Neoplasm, Trophoblast; Cancers, Trophoblastic; Cancers, Trophoblast; Cancer, Trophoblastic; Cancer, Trophoblast; Trophoblast Tumor

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