chorioadenoma /cho·rio·ad·e·no·ma/ (kor″e-o-ad″ĕ-no´mah) adenoma of the chorion.
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma destru´ens a hydatidiform mole in which molar chorionic villi enter the myometrium or parametrium or, rarely, are transported to distant sites, most often the lungs.
cho·ri·o·ad·e·no·ma (kôr  - - dn- m )n. A benign neoplasm of the chorion, especially one having early hydatidiform mole formation. Also called deciduoma malignum. |
chorioadenoma
[kərē′ō·ad′inō′mə] pl. chorioadenomas, chorioadenomata
Etymology: Gk, chorion, skin, aden, gland, oma, tumor
an epithelial cell tumor of the outermost fetal membrane that is intermediate in the malignant development of a hydatid mole to invasive choriocarcinoma.
chorioadenoma
adenoma of the chorion.
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