Pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma

Last revised by Bahman Rasuli on 24 Nov 2020

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Citation:

Radswiki T, Rasuli B, Jha P, Pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15035

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15035

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/15035

rID:

15035

Article created:

16 Sep 2011, The Radswiki ◉

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Last revised:

24 Nov 2020, Bahman Rasuli ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Bahman Rasuli had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gynaecology

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Pure primary choriocarcinoma of the ovary
Pure non gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary
Pure non gestational ovarian choriocarcinoma
Primary pure choriocarcinoma of the ovary

A pure primary ovarian choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare form of ovarian malignancy. It falls under the subcategory of ovarian germ cell tumors.

They are a type of non gestational choriocarcinoma. As with other choriocarcinomas in general, the tumors can have comparatively high vascularity. The term implies that the tumor consists only of choriocarcinoma and no other germ cell components and that the tumor has not metastasized to the ovary from gestational choriocarcinoma.