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OCR: cells, Neoplasms that arise from trophoblasti and testes, notably choriocarcinomas of the placent the secrete excessive amounts of chorionic gonadotrophin (CG); this entity falls into category of eutopic hormone production ssociated Alternatively, ectopic CG production is testinal with hepatocellular carcinomas, gastroin hours and cancers, brain germinomas, or pineal tu by ectopic lung cancers. Clinical syndromes caused ly in CG production include precocious puber ind children, gynaecomastia in adult males, h the d clinical menstrual irregularities in women. Fro standpoint of clinical oncology, the seco umber of syndrome is important, since a greater n CG adult patients than children have ectop syndrome.