Choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma: Introduction

Choriocarcinoma: Rare cancer of the placenta. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Choriocarcinoma is available below.

Symptoms of Choriocarcinoma

• Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy
• Spontaneous abortion
• Excessive bleeding after birth
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Choriocarcinoma:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Choriocarcinoma: Complications

Read more about complications of Choriocarcinoma.

Medical Textbooks Online about Choriocarcinoma

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Choriocarcinoma

• Blood tests
• Ultrasound
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Choriocarcinoma

Wrongly Diagnosed with Choriocarcinoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Choriocarcinoma
• Failure to diagnose Choriocarcinoma
• Hidden causes of Choriocarcinoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Choriocarcinoma: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Choriocarcinoma:

• Cancer
• more product offers...»

Choriocarcinoma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Choriocarcinoma

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Choriocarcinoma: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Choriocarcinoma

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Choriocarcinoma:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Choriocarcinoma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Choriocarcinoma: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Choriocarcinoma

• Pregnancy - by definition this condition is caused by pregnancy.
• Hydatidiform mole
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Choriocarcinoma

More information about causes of Choriocarcinoma:

• Underlying causes of Choriocarcinoma

Treatments for Choriocarcinoma

• Chemotherapy
• Hysterectomy
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Choriocarcinoma

Latest Treatments for Choriocarcinoma

• Surgical removal
• Hysterectomy
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Choriocarcinoma

Videos for Choriocarcinoma

Patient Surveys for Choriocarcinoma

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Choriocarcinoma
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Reseach about Choriocarcinoma

Visit our research pages for current research about Choriocarcinoma treatments.

Clinical Trials for Choriocarcinoma

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Choriocarcinoma include:

• A Trial for Patients With Gestational Trophoblastic Disease - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pemetrexed
• Conformation of Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin During Chemotherapy for Choriocarcinoma - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancers or Solid Tumors - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - interleukin-12
• Biological Therapy Following Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - interferon alfa,interleukin-2,sargramostim
• Itraconazole Compared With Fluconazole to Prevent Infections in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplantation - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - fluconazole,itraconazole
• more trials...»

See full list of 30 Clinical Trials for Choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Placenta conditions
• more types...»

Types of Choriocarcinoma

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Definitions of Choriocarcinoma:

An aggressive malignant tumor arising from trophoblastic cells. The vast majority of cases arise in the uterus and represent gestational choriocarcinomas that derive from placental trophoblastic cells. Approximately half of the cases develop from a complete hydatidiform mole. A minority of cases arise in the testis or the ovaries. There is often marked elevation of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the blood. Choriocarcinomas disseminate rapidly through the hematogenous route; the lungs are most frequently affected. --2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Choriocarcinoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Choriocarcinoma, or a subtype of Choriocarcinoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)