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Benign Choroid Plexus Papilloma

Benign choroid plexus papilloma is a slow-growing, non-cancer brain tumor that starts from the choroid plexus, the soft tissue inside the brain chambers (ventricles) that makes...

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Choroid Plexus Papilloma

Choroid plexus papilloma is a rare, slow-growing brain tumour that starts in the choroid plexus, the tissue inside the brain’s ventricles that makes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)....

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Anaplastic Choroid Plexus Papilloma

Anaplastic choroid plexus papilloma is a rare, fast-growing brain tumor that starts in the choroid plexus, the tissue inside the brain ventricles that makes cerebrospinal fluid...

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Choroid Plexus Carcinoma

Choroid plexus carcinoma is a rare, fast-growing brain cancer that starts in the choroid plexus, the soft tissue inside the brain’s ventricles that makes cerebrospinal fluid...

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Chorionic Carcinoma

Chorionic carcinoma is an older name for choriocarcinoma, a very fast-growing cancer that comes from cells of the placenta called trophoblasts. These cells normally help a...

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Chorionepithelioma

Chorionepithelioma is an older name for gestational choriocarcinoma, a very fast-growing cancer that starts from trophoblast cells of the placenta after a pregnancy event such as...

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Chorioblastoma

Chorioblastoma is another name for choriocarcinoma, a very fast-growing cancer that starts from trophoblastic cells. These are the cells that help an early baby (embryo) attach...

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Choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma is a rare, very fast-growing cancer that starts from the cells of a pregnancy (trophoblast cells). These are the cells that normally form the placenta,...

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Choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma is a rare, fast-growing cancer that starts from the cells that normally form the placenta in pregnancy. These cells are called trophoblast cells. In choriocarcinoma,...

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Notochordoma

Notochordoma is another name for chordoma, a very rare cancer that grows from tiny “leftover” cells of the notochord, an early structure that helps form the...

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Chordoma

Chordoma is a rare type of bone cancer that grows in the bones of the spine or at the base of the skull. It starts from...

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Fibrochondrosarcoma

Fibrochondrosarcoma is a rare cancer of the skeleton that starts from cartilage-making cells and fibrous (scar-like) tissue in bone or sometimes in soft tissue next to...

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Malignant Chondrosarcoma

Malignant chondrosarcoma is a cancer that starts from cartilage-forming cells. Cartilage is the smooth, rubbery tissue that covers the ends of bones and helps joints move....

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Chondrosarcoma

Chondrosarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in cartilage-making cells. Cartilage is the smooth, rubbery tissue that covers the ends of bones and helps joints...

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Chondroblastoma

Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign (non-cancer) bone tumor that usually grows in the end of a long bone, close to a joint, such as the knee,...

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Cholangiosarcoma

Cholangiosarcoma (more often called cholangiocarcinoma) is a rare cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are thin tubes that carry a green fluid called...

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