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Placental Neoplasm
Definition 1
A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the placenta. Representative examples include hemangioma and choriocarcinoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A neoplasm arising from decidua (placental) cells in which the malignancy status has not been established. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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