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.
Other names Non-gestational Choriocarcinomas; Non gestational Choriocarcinoma; Choriocarcinomas, Non-gestational; Choriocarcinoma, Non gestational; Non-gestational Choriocarcinoma
