Germ Cell Tumors

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News: Germ Cell Tumors

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors  -  Jun 26, 2008
WebMDThis includes any type of germ cell tumor that is not located in the reproductive organs (testicles or ovaries) or in the brain. These germ cell tumors are ...

Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors  -  Dec 14, 2009
WebMDExtragonadal germ cell tumors form from developing sperm or egg cells that travel from the gonads to other parts of the body. ...

… tumors after chemotherapy for metastatic testicular germ-cell...  -  Jul 24, 2009
Nature.comMalagon HD, Valdez AM, Moran CA, Suster S. Germ cell tumors with sarcomatous ... The development of non-germ cell malignancies within germ cell tumors. ...

… studies and modified templates in nonseminomatous germ cell tumors  -  Sep 5, 2006
Nature.comThe 5-year survival rate of patients with testicular cancer has increased dramatically, from approximately 60% in the 1960s to over 95% at present. ...

Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors  -  May 22, 2008
WebMDFor patients with stage III dysgerminoma, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy are recommended with removal of as much gross ...

Bilateral metachronous testicular seminoma  -  Apr 29, 2005
Nature.comHeidenreich A et al. (1995) A conservative approach to bilateral testicular germ cell tumors. J Urol 253: 10–13 | Article |

Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors  -  Dec 14, 2009
WebMDOvarian germ cell tumor is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the germ (egg) cells of the ovary. Germ cell tumors begin in the reproductive ...

Curing germ cell tumors after failure of high-dose chemotherapy:...  -  Apr 26, 2007
Nature.comEinhorn LH et al. (2007) Phase II study of paclitaxel plus gemcitabine salvage chemotherapy for germ cell tumors after progression following high-dose ...

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors  -  Dec 5, 2008
WebMDThe National Cancer Institute (NCI) provides the PDQ pediatric cancer treatment information summaries as a public service to increase the availability of ...

Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors: Controversies in Diagnosis …  -  May 1, 2005
Cancer NetworkBy THOMAS E. MERCHANT, DO, PhD. Drs. Jubran and Finlay have written a timely review that articulates the trials and tribulations of treating central nervous ...

Conservative management of testicular germ-cell tumors  -  Oct 1, 2007
Nature.comCure rates of germ-cell cancer have been greater than 95% for the last decade; therefore, over the past few years there has been a greater focus on ...

Article: The Yuck Factor - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research - ...  -  Jan 11, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchExtragonadal germ cell tumors Definition Germ cells are primitive cells ... More than 90% of all germ cell tumors are gonadal; that is, they develop in the ...

A case of synchronous bilateral testicular seminoma  -  Jan 31, 2007
Nature.comThus, bilateral germ cell tumors seemed the most likely preoperative diagnosis. ... Patients with synchronous bilateral testicular germ cell tumors might ...

… Programs with ARQ 197 in Germ Cell Tumors and Colorectal Cancer  -  Feb 4, 2010
MarketWatchInc. (NASDAQ:ARQL) today announced the initiation of a Phase 2, single agent trial with ARQ 197 in germ cell tumors (GCT), including testicular and ...

Malignant germ cell tumors of the mediastinum  -  Jul 1, 2008
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular... - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascul...A review of 56 cases of primary malignant germ cell tumors of the mediastinum revealed that, as with benign teratomas, the tumors occurred in young adults ...

Increase In Germ Cell Tumors Incidence Among African American …  -  Jun 12, 2006
UroToday International JournalBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database has demonstrated that Caucasian patients exhibit a ...

… combination treatment protocol successful for germ cell tumors at...  -  Mar 10, 2009
HemOncTodayThe researchers evaluated 106 patients with germ cell tumors. ... Germ cell tumors are relatively rare in childhood and even in a large national study in a ...

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care:  -  Jul 23, 2007
Intelihealth.comGerm cell tumors develop from primitive cells that normally mature into ova ... Ninety percent of all germ cell tumors develop in the ovaries and testes. ...

Increase In Germ Cell Tumors Incidence Among African American …  -  Jun 19, 2006
Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)UroToday.com - Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database has demonstrated that Caucasian patients exhibit a germ cell tumor ...

… by stem cell rescue for high-risk germ cell tumors: the Stanford...  -  Nov 10, 2008
Nature.comGerm cell tumors carry an excellent prognosis with platinum-based therapy ... 5 reported 25 patients with testicular germ cell tumors in first relapse who ...

Oncology; The origins of testicular germ cell tumors are poorly...  -  Apr 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Cancer Vaccine Week - Factiva, from Dow JonesAccording to recent research from the United States, "testicular germ cell tumors can be divided into three groups (infantile/prepubertal, adolescent/young ...

Are metastatic testicular tumors curable with high-dose chemotherapy ...  -  Aug 29, 2007
Nature.comSalvage therapy is used in patients with germ-cell tumors who relapse after initial chemotherapy, and often includes cisplatin combination chemotherapy or ...

NKX3.1 Expression Is Lost in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors  -  Dec 1, 2005
Am J Pathology (subscription)Rolf I. Skotheim * , Kemal S. Korkmaz , Tove I. Klokk , Vera M. Abeler , Ceren G. Korkmaz , Jahn M. Nesland , Sophie D. Fosså , Ragnhild A. Lothe * and ...

Recent Developments in Germ Cell Tumors of the Testes - Abstract  -  Apr 28, 2008
UroToday International JournalAn overview on several important developments in testicular germ cell tumors in the past year is provided. Despite being highly treatable even in advanced ...

… Research on Testicular Germ Cell Tumors : Clinical Implications -...  -  Jun 8, 2009
UroToday International JournalHuman testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) comprise several types of neoplasias with different pathogenesis and clinical behavior, referred to as types I, II, ...

Poor-Prognosis Germ Cell Tumors: We Have Not Yet Crossed The Finish …  -  Feb 19, 2007
Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)UroToday.com- Despite the dramatic impact of cisplatin-based chemotherapy on the treatment of testicular cancer as a whole, a small percentage of patients ...

Germ Cell Cancer; Ovarian germ cell tumors in girls have excellent …  -  May 8, 2006
Pay-Per-View - OBGYN & Reproduction Week - Factiva, from Dow JonesAccording to recent research from Belgium, "Ovarian germ cell tumors are rare in childhood. The aim of this study is to review clinical presentation, ...

PRIMARY MEDIASTINAL NONSEMINOMATOUS GERM CELL TUMORS: …  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular... - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascul...Kenneth A. Kesler, MD a , Karen M. Rieger, MD a , Kristen N. Ganjoo, MD b , Matt Sharma, MD b , Naomi S. Fineberg, PhD c , Lawrence H. Einhorn, ...

Poor-Prognosis Germ Cell Tumors: We Have Not Yet Crossed the Finish …  -  Feb 16, 2007
UroToday International JournalBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Despite the dramatic impact of cisplatin-based chemotherapy on the treatment of testicular cancer as a whole, ...

… ; Minimum genomic regions of imbalance involved in germ cell tumors...  -  Feb 28, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Cancer Gene Therapy Week - Factiva, from Dow Jones2005 FEB 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The minimum genomic regions of imbalance involved in testicular germ cell tumors has been determined. ...

Disease Associations; Mediastinal germ cell tumors appear to be …  -  May 15, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Cancer Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones2006 MAY 15 - (NewsRx.com) -- Mediastinal germ cell tumors (M-GCT) were strongly associated with precocious puberty in young boys with Klinefelter syndrome ...

Fertility may be preserved after ovarian cancer  -  Jul 25, 2007
Reuters UKMalignant ovarian germ cell tumors - cancerous tumors that form in the egg, or "germ," cells within the ovary -- tend to affect adolescents or young women. ...

Late Relapse in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors - Abstract  -  Jan 4, 2008
UroTodayAnalysis of patients with late relapse of testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) with reports on clinicopathological features and outcomes. ...

Testicular germ cell tumors with sarcomatous components: An analysis...  -  Aug 4, 2009
UroToday International JournalThe development of sarcomatous component (SC) in testicular germ cell tumor (GCT) is an uncommon phenomenon. We searched our surgical pathology files from ...

Article: Fact file.(News Local) - Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough,...  -  Oct 23, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Evening Gazette - HighBeam ResearchExtragonadal germ cell tumors Definition Germ cells are primitive ... cells. More than 90% of all germ cell tumors are gonadal; that is, they develop . ...

[Three Cases of Unusual Non-Germ Cell Tumors of the Testicle] - …  -  Dec 26, 2007
UroToday International JournalBy describing 3 clinical cases of unusual testicular non germinal tumors, including an adenoma of the rete testis, an undifferenciated sex cord tumor and a ...

High-dose chemotherapy in germ-cell cancer salvage regimens: where …  -  Aug 22, 2005
Nature.comPico JL et al. (2005) A randomised trial of high-dose chemotherapy in the salvage treatment of patients failing first-line platinum chemotherapy for ...

Detection of c-kit exons 11- and 17-activating mutations in testicular...  -  Jun 2, 2006
Nature.comOnly pure seminomas were evaluated and no mixed germ cell tumors were included in the study. ... Activating c-kit gene mutations in human germ cell tumors. ...

James F. Amatruda  -  Jun 29, 2009
Dallas Business JournalAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Molecular Biology and Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Attending Physician, Center for Cancer and Blood ...

Current management strategies for testicular microlithiasis  -  Jan 18, 2007
Nature.comLimited microlithiasis was found to coexist with germ cell tumors much ... Of the 63 patients who had TM, 29 (46%) had germ cell tumors at presentation. ...

Late recurrences of germ cell malignancies: a population-based …  -  Nov 2, 2005
Nature.comNichols CR (1999) Treatment of recurrent germ cell tumors. Semin Surg Oncol 17: 268–274 | Article | PubMed | ISI | ChemPort |. Oldenburg J, Alfsen GC, ...

The impact of histopathologic diagnosis on the proper management of …  -  Oct 3, 2007
Nature.comBackground A 45-year-old man underwent a right orchiectomy for a rapidly growing testicular mass. After histologic and imaging examinations the patient was ...

Intensive induction chemotherapy with C-BOP/BEP for intermediate- and...  -  Oct 25, 2005
Nature.comHartmann JT, Schleucher N, Metzner B (2002) Phase I/II study of sequential high dose VIP plus paclitaxel in poor prognosis germ cell tumors. ...

13 Year Old Armenian Girl Needs Your Help  -  Mar 22, 2009
emaxhealth.comTumors in girls under 18 years of age tend to be LMP or germ cell tumors. ... Most germ cell tumors are benign, although some are cancerous and may be life ...

Response to The terminology of teratocarcinomas and teratomas  -  Oct 1, 2007
Nature.comSome pathologists include these tumors in the group of testicular 'nonseminomas' (also known as 'nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT)') or use imprecise ...

Urine drug testing in an athlete leads to the diagnosis of unsuspected...  -  Mar 14, 2006
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular... - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascul...Germ cell tumors are a common malignancy in young men. Less than 5% are extragonadal. ... They comprise more than one third of mediastinal germ cell tumors. ...

Cancer Health Center  -  Jan 15, 2009
WebMD1] Less than 50% of malignant testicular germ cell tumors have a single cell type, of which roughly 50% are seminomas. The rest have more than one cell type ...

The risk of thrombo-embolic events is increased in patients with germ...  -  Oct 4, 2005
Nature.comHassan B, Tung K, Weeks R, Mead GM (1999) The management of inferior vena cava obstruction complicating metastatic germ cell tumors. ...

Short stature in a phenotypic male caused by mixed gonadal dysgenesis  -  Apr 1, 2008
Nature.com5 Other studies suggest that germ cell tumors can be present in patients with ... (2006) Germ cell tumors in the intersex gonad: old paths, new directions, ...

… effective in patients with relapsed or refractory germ cell tumors?  -  Oct 5, 2007
Nature.comSalvage therapy is used in patients with germ cell tumors who relapse after initial chemotherapy, and often includes cisplatin combination chemotherapy or ...

Veterinary Topics: Time to further investigate  -  Jun 25, 2005
Thoroughbred TimesGerm cell tumors: There are two types of germ cell tumors: dysgerminomas and ... Removal of the affected ovary is recommended with germ cell tumors. ...

Management of Ovarian Cancer  -  Apr 1, 2006
Cancer NetworkWhile germ cell tumors of the ovary and the more common epithelial ovarian cancer (which occurs in elderly women) are clearly different biologic and ...

Tallness is associated with risk of testicular cancer: evidence for...  -  Sep 30, 2008
Nature.comMcGlynn KA, Devesa SS, Graubard BI, Castle PE (2005) Increasing incidence of testicular germ cell tumors among black men in the United States. ...

Medicine / THE UNREAL WORLD; Two cancers, but only one is (mostly) …  -  Dec 31, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe medical questions: Are choriocarcinomas and other germ cell tumors routinely monitored by tumor markers and treated with brain surgery and chemotherapy? ...

"Stocks that Standout" picks for today are: AKNS, BSDM, CMTL, DIIG, …  -  Apr 15, 2009
TMC NetOf these 101 patients, 46 patients had malignant germ cell tumors. Of the 46 patients with germ cell tumors, there were 23 patients who had a complete ...

Lawrence man wants his cancer to go into remission  -  Dec 13, 2008
Canton RepositoryOnly 1 to 4 percent of all germ cell tumors are extragonadal, according to the Testicular Cancer Resource Center. So it is rare. ...

Testicular Cancer Gene in Mice May Offer Clues to Origins of Cancer...  -  May 17, 2005
newswise.com..."Extrapolating from the findings in Ter mice, although germ cell tumors present clinically in infants and young adults, it is apparent that genetic and ...

Ki-A10, a Germ Cell Nuclear Antigen Retained in a Subset of Germ Cell...  -  Aug 15, 2006
Am J Pathology (subscription)Because of this restricted expression pattern, we examined 173 germ cell tumors and 18 sex cord stromal tumors immunohistochemically to assess the ...

FOCUS ON MEN: Testicular cancer.  -  Aug 11, 2007
Free with registration - Omaha World-Herald - AccessMyLibrary.comThere are three main types of testicular cancer: germ cell tumors, stromal tumors and ... Germ cell tumors are the most common type of testicular cancer. ...

Gynecologic Malignancies in Adolescents  -  Feb 22, 2005
RedOrbitGerm cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common ovarian histologic type diagnosed in children between the ages of birth to 1 year (78%) and between the ages 15 ...

Medical Treatment of Advanced Testicular Cancer  -  Feb 13, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association - Journal of American Medical Association...Data Synthesis The treatment of advanced testicular germ cell tumors with cisplatin combination chemotherapy is based on risk stratification (good, ...

Article: Bacteria Farm.(News & Products) - Children's Digest |...  -  Nov 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Children's Digest - HighBeam ResearchExtragonadal germ cell tumors Definition Germ cells are primitive cells ... More than 90% of all germ cell tumors are gonadal; that is, they develop in the ...

Workgroup report: National Toxicology Program workshop on Hormonally …  -  Sep 1, 2007
Free with registration - Environmental Health Perspectives - AccessMyLibrary.comMore than 90% of testicular tumors in men are germ cell tumors, ... In contrast, germ cell tumors are rarely (at most) observed in rodents, ...

Residual lung lesions after completion of chemotherapy for gestational...  -  Oct 5, 2005
Nature.com...resection of pulmonary residual tumor mass in patients with nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors: aggressive surgical resection is justified. ...

Genetics; Researchers from the People's Republic of China and...  -  Jun 29, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Blood Weekly - Factiva, from Dow JonesHart concluded, "Identification of NANOG as a molecular marker of undifferentiated germ cell tumors provides a novel tool for identifying and classifying ...

Malignant germ cell tumours in the elderly: a histopathological...  -  Nov 2, 2007
Nature.comSpontaneous regression of testicular germ cell tumors: an analysis of 42 cases. Am J Surg Pathol 2006;30:858–865. | Article | PubMed | ...

A case of spermatic cord teratoma in low-stage testicular cancer...  -  Sep 10, 2007
Nature.com...(2005) Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in the treatment of low-stage nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testicle: an update. ...

Pearls From Clinical Cases -- Testicular Abnormality in a Young Man.  -  Nov 1, 2007
$4.95 - Consultant - ECNextGerm cell tumors account for 95% of testicular tumors; lymphomas account for ... In men between the ages of 17 and 35 years, germ cell tumors are the most ...

Researchers find first gene for inherited testicular cancer in mice  -  May 20, 2005
News-Medical.net...and the authors explain that the work will have important implications for understanding of the genetic control of testicular germ cell tumors. ...

Genetics; Researchers from the People's Republic of China and...  -  Jun 26, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Hematology Week - Factiva, from Dow JonesHart concluded, "Identification of NANOG as a molecular marker of undifferentiated germ cell tumors provides a novel tool for identifying and classifying ...

Lewiston cancer study released  -  Sep 17, 2008
Bizjournals.comThe Department of Health also found unusual numbers of testicular cancers in young men, and gonadal and germ cell tumors in children. ...

Contralateral intratubular germ cell neoplasia in a patient with...  -  May 8, 2007
Nature.com4, 6 ITGCN is also frequently found in patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors. 7. The incidence of ITGCN correlates positively with the presence of ...

Stem cells derived from testis show promise for treating a wide...  -  Nov 15, 2007
Nature.comOther evidence is the pluripotency of testicular germ cell tumors. ... Hussain A. Germ cell tumors. Curr Opin Oncol 2005; 17:268–274. | Article | PubMed | ...

Risk of testicular germ-cell tumours in relation to childhood...  -  Nov 20, 2007
Nature.comMcGlynn KA, Devesa SS, Sigurdson AJ, Brown LM, Tsao L, Tarone RE (2003) Trends in the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors in the United States. ...

… outcomes in men with intermediate-risk and high-risk germ cell...  -  Aug 3, 2007
Nature.comIn patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs), adjunctive surgery is necessary. ...

Beyond the Abstract - Extragonadal Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumor: …  -  Oct 11, 2007
UroToday International JournalThe histogenetic origin of primary extragonadal germ cell tumors is still a matter of ... Previous studies of retroperitoneal germ cell tumors have showed ...

Beyond The Abstract - Extragonadal Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumor: …  -  Oct 22, 2007
Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)UroToday.com - Primary extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGCT) are rare and account a ... Previous studies of retroperitoneal germ cell tumors have showed ...

Temporal trends in ovarian cancer: incidence and mortality across...  -  Mar 30, 2005
Nature.com...(1990) Treatment of malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary with bleomycin, ... (1994) Adjuvant therapy of ovarian germ cell tumors with cisplatin, ...

Oct-4: The Almighty POUripotent Regulator?  -  Oct 1, 2006
Nature.com...(2003) POU5F1 (OCT3/4) identifies cells with pluripotent potential in human germ cell tumors. Cancer Res 63:2244–2250 | PubMed | ISI | ChemPort | ...

An in-depth look at Leydig cell tumor of the testis.(Disease/Disorder...  -  Feb 1, 2007
Free with registration - Archives of Pathology & Laboratory... - AccessMyLibrary.comIn contrast to germ cell tumors, there does not seem to be a definitive ... These markers are often elevated in certain germ cell tumors but not in pure ...

Article: GERM OF A GOOD IDEA.(Features) - The Mirror (London, …  -  Sep 29, 2007
Pay-Per-View - The Mirror - HighBeam ResearchExtragonadal germ cell tumors Definition Germ cells are primitive cells ... More than 90% of all germ cell tumors are gonadal; that is, they develop in the ...

Teen chooses to fight, inform in face of ovarian cancer  -  Sep 18, 2009
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBankLast week, Lauren Weyl was a typical teenager with a typical teenager's worries, like keeping up with her reading assignments in English and figuring out ...

Exposure to pesticides linked to increase in testicular cancers risk  -  Apr 30, 2008
thecheers.org...breakdown products in blood samples from men who were later diagnosed with testicular germ cell tumors and in blood samples from healthy controls. ...

Randomized Trial Of Two Or Five Computed Tomography Scans In The …  -  Apr 30, 2007
Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)Over 400 patients with stage I mixed germ cell tumors who opted for surveillance were randomized into 2 groups: (1) chest and abdominal CT scan at 3 and 12 ...

Randomized Trial of Two or Five Computed Tomography Scans in the …  -  Apr 27, 2007
UroToday International JournalOver 400 patients with stage I mixed germ cell tumors who opted for surveillance were randomized into 2 groups: (1) chest and abdominal CT scan at 3 and 12 ...

Two CT scans needed to follow nonseminomatous tumors: study shows …  -  Sep 1, 2006
$4.95 - Urology Times - ECNextAtlanta -- Sixty percent of testicular germ cell tumors, such as embryonal cell carcinoma, teratocarcinoma, and teratoma, are nonseminomatous. ...

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels of placental alkaline phosphatase...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Free with registration - Neurology India - AccessMyLibrary.comThe peak incidence of primary intracranial germ cell tumors is at puberty. ... In germ cell tumors the levels of markers in the CSF may be more sensitive ...

Testicular cancer: signs doctors look for  -  Oct 11, 2007
Big Bear GrizzlyThis symptom occurs because certain types of germ cell tumors secrete high levels of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), which stimulates ...

Cancer runs in Jackie Plant's family and the disease now is taking a...  -  Jul 27, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Daytona Beach News-Journal - Factiva, from Dow JonesJackie's life changed in September, when she was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer containing germ cell tumors. Cancers with germ cell tumors ...

Young mother set on surviving rare cancer  -  Jul 30, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Daytona Beach News-Journal - Factiva, from Dow JonesJackie's life changed in September 2004, when she was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer containing germ cell tumors. Cancers with germ cell ...

WINNERS  -  Aug 21, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverDr. [George J. Bosl] of Syosset received the Award for Excellence in Medicine from the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. ...

Megalin genetic polymorphisms and individual sensitivity to the...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Nature.comCisplatin is effectively used for the treatment of childhood malignancies, such as neuroblastomas, osteosarcomas and germ cell tumors. ...

Surgery may preserve fertility after cancer  -  Jul 27, 2007
China PostWomen with malignant ovarian germ cell tumors who undergo surgery intended to preserve fertility plus platinum-based chemotherapy are very likely to retain ...

… -chemotherapy surgery for residual disease in ovarian germ cell...  -  Oct 1, 2006
Free with registration - Journal of Postgraduate Medicine - AccessMyLibrary.comLaparotomy for post chemotherapy residue in ovarian germ cell tumors. J Postgrad Med 2006;52:262-5. 2. Williams SD, Blessing JA, DiSaia PJ, Major FJ, ...

Oncology; DNA ploidy analysis sheds light on genetic changes involved...  -  Feb 15, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Cancer Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones2005 FEB 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to pathologists in Norway, "Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (mOGCT) affect women in their ...

Oncology; DNA ploidy analysis sheds light on genetic changes involved...  -  Feb 14, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Proteomics Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones2005 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to pathologists in Norway, "Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (mOGCT) affect women in their ...

Risk Of Secondary Malignancies In Testicular Cancer: Data From Over …  -  Apr 27, 2006
UroToday International JournalBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - While in the United States the preferred treatment for stage I mixed germ cell tumors has been retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy ...

Risk of secondary malignancies in testicular cancer  -  Sep 21, 2005
News-Medical.netWhile in the United States the preferred treatment for stage I mixed germ cell tumors has been retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy has ...

Risk Of Secondary Malignancies In Testicular Cancer: Data From Over …  -  Apr 28, 2006
Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)UroToday.com - While in the United States the preferred treatment for stage I mixed germ cell tumors has been retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, ...

Clinical trial watch.  -  Nov 1, 2006
Free with registration - Urology Times - AccessMyLibrary.comPhase II Study of Cisplatin Plus Epirubicin Salvage Chemo In Refractory Germ Cell Tumors Protocol IDs: 0008-02, NCT00198172 * Phase II Study of Gemcitabine, ...



Background information on Germ Cell Tumors [When available]

Germ cell tumours are neoplasms derived from germ cells. In females, germ cell tumours account for 30% of ovarian tumours, but only 1 to 3% of ovarian carcinomas in North America. In younger women germ cell lesions are more common, thus in patients under the age of 21, 60% of ovarian tumours are of the germ cell type, and up to one-third are malignant. In males, germ cell tumours occur typically after puberty and are malignant (testicular cancer). Germ cell tumours may develop outside of the gonads.

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