title: Intraplacental choriocarcinoma: a case report.
abstract: A recent paper has again drawn attention to the occurrence of intraplacental choriocarcinoma. We present a similar case in which a small intraplacental choriocarcinoma was identified after delivery of a full-term stillborn fetus. Interpretation of this lesion was influenced by the presence of normal villi and its full significance appreciated only after diagnosis of choriocarcinoma in the mother. This case presents histological proof that choriocarcinoma may arise from an otherwise normal placenta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hallam
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: el-Jabbour
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Helm
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Smart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin