Germinoma

Last revised by Sonam Vadera on 14 Apr 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Vadera S, S, et al. Germinoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1379

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1379

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1379

rID:

1379

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

14 Apr 2023, Sonam Vadera ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Sonam Vadera had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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7 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Urogenital, Gynaecology

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Germinoma is a term that if unqualified, usually refers to a tumor of the brain but can also refer to similar tumors of other regions particularly the ovary and testis.

dysgerminoma of the ovary
seminoma of the testis
CNS germinoma: see WHO classification of CNS tumors

All these tumors share similar histology but obviously have very different imaging manifestations and clinical presentation. They are therefore discussed separately.