Germ Cell Tumors
Germ cell tumors - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Germ cell tumors are growths of cells that form from reproductive cells. The tumors may be cancerous or not cancerous. Most germ cell tumors ...
Germ Cell Tumor: Causes & Symptoms - Cleveland Clinic
Germ Cell Tumor. A germ cell tumor is a benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) mass that forms from germ cells. Most tumors appear in your ovaries or ...
What are germ cell tumours? - Cancer Research UK
Germ cell tumours mainly develop in the ovary or testicle. They start in germ cells which are cells that turn into sperm and eggs. The main treatments are ...
Germ Cell Tumors - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Germ cell tumors in the testes of an adolescent male commonly present as an enlarging, solid mass, which may be painful. Within the ovaries, germ cell tumors ...
Germ Cell Tumor - Symptoms and Causes - Penn Medicine
Germ cell tumors in the brain can cause the following symptoms: Increased fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus)Hormonal imbalance, including early or delayed ...
Germ Cell Tumors - Yale Medicine
Tumors that start in specialized cells called germ cells. Symptoms include a lump, swelling, and/or pain in the affected body part, difficulty breathing, cough.
What Are Germ Cell Tumors? How Do They Happen? - WebMD
A group of germ cells grows in a way that's not normal. A tumor forms. This usually happens in an ovary or testicle.
Germ cell tumor (GCT) is a neoplasm derived from the primordial germ cells. ... Germ-cell tumors can be cancerous or benign. Germ cells normally occur inside the ...
Definition of germ cell tumor - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NCI's Dictionary of Cancer Terms provides easy-to-understand definitions for words and phrases related to cancer and medicine.
Germ cell tumours | NHS inform
The ones that are produced by germ cell tumours are alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG). Your child will have blood ...
Germ Cell Tumors (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
What Are Germ Cell Tumors? Germ cells that grow in an unusual way can become a tumor. tumor . Often, these tumors form in the ovaries or testes. Because the ...
Germ Cell Tumors - Health Encyclopedia
Germ cell tumors can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. The most common sites for metastasis are the lungs, liver, lymph nodes, and central ...
Germ Cell Tumors - Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine - NCBI Bookshelf
Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are rare in children and occur with an incidence of 2.4 cases per million children per year; this number accounts for less than 3% ...
Germ Cell Tumors | Conditions | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
Germ cell tumors develop from cells that normally produce eggs or sperm in the reproductive organs — the testicles in men and ovaries in women. Germ, meaning " ...
Germ Cell Tumors - Seattle Children's
Learn about treatment options for germ cell tumors, which start in the cells that make sperm and eggs. They may be cancerous or benign.
Testicular Cancer (Germ Cell Tumors)
Testicular cancers start in germ cells. These are cells in the testicles that make sperm. These tumors often start in the testicles.
Childhood Germ Cell Tumors | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Although germ cell tumors are rare in children under age 15, they are the most common solid tumors in adolescents, accounting for 14 percent of all cancers ...
Mediastinal germ cell tumours - Cancer Research UK
Mediastinal germ cell tumours develop in the cells that turn into sperm and eggs. They grow in the mediastinum, which is the area in the centre of the chest ...
Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment - NCI
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Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors. Ovarian germ cell tumors are growths that occur most often in people 30 and under. The tumors are usually benign (noncancerous) but ...