Gestational choriocarcinoma

Last revised by Karwan T. Khoshnaw on 4 Oct 2018

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Khoshnaw K, Hacking C, et al. Gestational choriocarcinoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15386

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15386

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/15386

rID:

15386

Article created:

13 Oct 2011, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

4 Oct 2018, Karwan T. Khoshnaw

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Karwan T. Khoshnaw had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Obstetrics, Gynaecology

Tags:

stub, cases, refs

Synonyms:

Gestational choriocarcinoma (GC)

Gestational choriocarcinoma (GC) is a type of choriocarcinoma that follows a gestational event. Similar to choriocarcinomas in general, it lies at the malignant end of the spectrum of gestational trophoblastic disease.

Pathology

Approximately 50% of gestational choriocarcinomas arise from a pre-existing molar pregnancy, while the other 50% will occur after any gestational event (abortion/ectopic pregnancy/normal pregnancy) ².