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==Choriocarcinoma== | ==Choriocarcinoma== | ||
===General=== | |||
*Classified as a [[germ cell tumour]]. | *Classified as a [[germ cell tumour]]. | ||
*Usually a mixed tumour, i.e. pure choriocarcinoma is rare, e.g. [[dysgerminoma]] + choriocarcinoma. | *Usually a mixed tumour, i.e. pure choriocarcinoma is rare, e.g. [[dysgerminoma]] + choriocarcinoma. | ||
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*More common at extremes of fertile age (teens and 40-50 years). | *More common at extremes of fertile age (teens and 40-50 years). | ||
=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | |||
*[[Nuclear pleomorphism]] - usually marked. | *[[Nuclear pleomorphism]] - usually marked. | ||
*Often haemorrhage. | *Often haemorrhage. | ||
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*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=36&n=1 Choriocarcinoma (webpathology.com)]. | *[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=36&n=1 Choriocarcinoma (webpathology.com)]. | ||
*[http://oac.med.jhmi.edu/Pathology/Repro/Placenta/279B_Full.html Choriocarcinoma - testicular (med.jhmi.edu)]. | *[http://oac.med.jhmi.edu/Pathology/Repro/Placenta/279B_Full.html Choriocarcinoma - testicular (med.jhmi.edu)]. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||