NBME 17 Trophoblastic tissue (NBME Answers)

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27-year-old woman comes to the physician... ...
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This is a choriocarcinoma, or a rare malignant trophoblastic tumor developed during/after pregnancy [FA2020 p642]. It is characterized by increased serum beta hCG and "cannonball" metastases to the lung. Biopsy would show trophoblastic tissue with no chorionic villi present.

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cheesetouch Fa 2018 p 622 +3

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