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CHORION-EPITHELIOMA of the uterus is a relatively rare tumour with many interesting features. It occurs only during or after pregnancy, and invasion and metastasis only take place post-partum or post-abortum. Spontaneous regressions occur in a small but significant number of cases1. It is the only known instance of naturally occurring tumour homograft2. A response to œstrogen therapy has been recorded3 and remissions with folic acid antagonists have been reported4.
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STEIN-WERBLOWSKY, R. Induction of a Chorion-epitheliomatous Tumour in the Rat. Nature 186, 980 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186980a0
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