Testicular germ cell tumors

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Testicular germ cell tumours account for 90% of primary tumours of the testes. They are the most common nonhematologic malignancy in men 15-49 years old.

They are divided into:

testicular seminoma : 40% of germ cell tumours ¹
non-seminomatous germ cell tumour : 60% of germ cell tumours
- testicular embryonal cell carcinoma
- testicular choriocarcinoma
- testicular yolk sac tumour
- testicular teratoma
- testicular mixed germ cell tumour : 15% (typically one or more NSGCT and seminoma) ²
testicular non-germ cell tumour : 10% of primary tumours

~~These are discussed individually~~Testicular germ cell tumors may "burn out" after metastasizing, only leaving a small calcific intratesticular focus behind.

-Testicular germ cell tumours account for 90% of <a href="/articles/testicular-cancer" title="Testicular cancer">primary tumours of the testes</a>. They are divided into:<ul style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 40px; ">
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-<a href="/articles/testicular-seminoma-1" title="testicular�seminoma" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; ">testicular seminoma</a> : 40% of germ cell tumours 1
+Testicular germ cell tumours account for 90% of <a href="/articles/testicular-cancer">primary tumours of the testes</a>. They are the most common nonhematologic malignancy in men 15-49 years old.They are divided into:<ul>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/testicular-seminoma-1">testicular seminoma</a> : 40% of germ cell tumours 1
~~-<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">~~
-<a href="/articles/non-seminomatous-germ-cell-tumours-2" title="Non-seminomatous germ cell tumours (NSGCT)" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; ">non-seminomatous germ cell tumour</a> : 60% of germ cell tumours <ul style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 40px; ">
-<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="/articles/missing" title="testicular�embryonal cell carcinoma" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); text-decoration: none; ">testicular embryonal cell carcinoma</a></li>
-<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="/articles/missing" title="testicular�choriocarcinoma" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); text-decoration: none; ">testicular choriocarcinoma</a></li>
-<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="/articles/missing" title="testicular�yolk sac tumour" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); text-decoration: none; ">testicular yolk sac tumour</a></li>
-<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="/articles/testicular-teratoma" title="testicular�teratoma" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; ">testicular teratoma</a></li>
~~-<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">~~
-<a href="/articles/testicular-mixed-germ-cell-tumours" title="Mixed germ cell tumours of the testes" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; ">testicular mixed germ cell tumour</a> : 15% (typically one or more NSGCT and seminoma) 2
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/non-seminomatous-germ-cell-tumours-2">non-seminomatous germ cell tumour</a> : 60% of germ cell tumours <ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/missing">testicular embryonal cell carcinoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/missing">testicular choriocarcinoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/missing">testicular yolk sac tumour</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/testicular-teratoma">testicular teratoma</a></li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/testicular-mixed-germ-cell-tumours">testicular mixed germ cell tumour</a> : 15% (typically one or more NSGCT and seminoma) 2
-<a href="/articles/missing" title="testicular non-germ cell tumour" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); text-decoration: none; ">testicular non-germ cell tumour</a> : 10% of primary tumours </li>
~~-</ul>These are discussed individually. ~~
+<a href="/articles/missing">testicular non-germ cell tumour</a> : 10% of primary tumours </li>
+</ul>Testicular germ cell tumors may <a href="/articles/burned-out-testis-tumour">"burn out"</a> after metastasizing, only leaving a small calcific intratesticular focus behind.

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