Cystic Trophoblastic Tumor

Preferred Label : Cystic Trophoblastic Tumor;

NCIt synonyms : CTT; Choriocarcinoma-Like Lesion;

NCIt definition : A rare trophoblastic neoplasm that arises in metastatic sites of testicular mixed germ cell tumors following chemotherapy, or is part of treated or untreated testicular mixed germ cell tumors, or is secondary to either chemotherapy-induced or spontaneous regression of testicular choriocarcinoma. It has also been described in central nervous system post-chemotherapy primary germ cell tumors. It is characterized by the presence of cysts lined by squamoid trophoblastic cells. The cysts are often compressed surrounded by other germ cell components.;

Neoplastic status : Undetermined;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1905633;

Details

Origin ID

C192105;

UMLS CUI

C5780790;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Round Germ Cell with Glycogen-Rich Cytoplasm and Round Nucleus [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Mixture of Germ Cell Neoplastic Components Present [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Intermediate Type Trophoblastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Trophoblastic Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Cystic Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]

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