CHORIOCARCINOMA

Course overview

CHORIOCARCINOMA IS A RARE, AGGRESSIVE NEOPLASTIC TYPE OF TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE. THE 2 MAJOR TYPES OF CHORIOCARCINOMA ARE GESTATIONAL AND NON-GESTATIONAL, AND THEY HAVE VERY DIFFERENT PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS. CHORIOCARCINOMA PREDOMINANTLY OCCURS IN WOMEN BUT CAN ALSO OCCUR IN MEN, USUALLY AS PART OF A MIXED GERM CELL TUMOR. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CHORIOCARCINOMA AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS DISEASE.