Testicular germ cell tumors
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Gaillard F, Ashraf A, Saber M, et al. Testicular germ cell tumors. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12799
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Testicular germ cell tumour
- Testicular germ cell tumors
- Testicular germ cell tumor
- Germ cell tumours of the testes
- Germ cell tumors of the testes
Testicular germ cell tumors account for 90% of primary tumors of the testes. They are the most common nonhaematologic malignancy in men 15-49 years old.
They are divided into:
- testicular seminoma: 40% of germ cell tumors 1
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non-seminomatous germ cell tumor: 60% of germ cell tumors
- testicular embryonal cell carcinoma
- testicular choriocarcinoma
- testicular yolk sac tumor
- testicular teratoma
- testicular mixed germ cell tumor: 15% (typically one or more NSGCT and seminoma) 2
- testicular non-germ cell tumor: 10% of primary tumors
Testicular germ cell tumors may "burn out" after metastasizing, only leaving a small calcific intratesticular focus behind.
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References
- 1. Sohaib SA, Koh DM, Husband JE. The role of imaging in the diagnosis, staging, and management of testicular cancer. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008;191 (2): 387-95. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.2758 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Raghavan D. Germ cell tumors. Pmph USA Ltd. (2003) ISBN:1550090828. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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