A gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary diagnosed by DNA polymorphic analysis: a case report and systematic review of the literature

Abstract Background Choriocarcinoma of the ovary is rare. This tumor can arise from gestational tissue or pure germ cells of the ovary, the former results in gestational choriocarcinoma. The clinical characteristics and histology of both tumor types are identical, differentiation of these tumors is...

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Main Authors: Nan Jia, Yan Chen, Xiang Tao, Enzhi Ou, Xin Lu, Weiwei Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Ovarian Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13048-017-0334-3