Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor

Known as: Germ Cell Tumor of Mediastinum, Germ Cell Neoplasm of the Mediastinum, Germ Cell Tumor of the Mediastinum 
A germ cell tumor that arises from the mediastinum. Representative examples include seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, teratoma, and… (More)
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2010
2010
Diagnostic utility of novel stem cell markers SALL4, OCT4, NANOG, SOX2, UTF1, and TCL1 in primary mediastinal germ cell tumors.
Primary mediastinal germ cell tumors (GCTs) are rare and sometimes they pose diagnostic difficulty without immunohistochemical… (More)
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2006
2006
Klinefelter syndrome and mediastinal germ cell tumors.
UNLABELLED Precocious puberty is not a typical manifestation of patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS). However, there is an… (More)
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1998
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1998
Teratoma with malignant transformation: diverse malignant histologies arising in men with germ cell tumors.
PURPOSE Teratoma with malignant transformation refers to a form of germ cell tumor in which a somatic teratomatous component… (More)
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1998
1998
Spontaneous regression of primary mediastinal germ cell tumor.
A case of primary mediastinal germ cell tumor, which demonstrated spontaneous regression, is presented. The serum human chorionic… (More)
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1998
1998
Mediastinal germ cell tumor complicated by visceral hemangiomatosis.
This report describes an extremely rare combination of mediastinal germ cell tumor and visceral hemangiomatosis in a 17-year-old… (More)
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1992
1992
From the archives of the AFIP. Mediastinal germ cell tumors: radiologic and pathologic correlation.
Germ cell tumors occur most frequently in the gonad but can rarely occur in extragonadal locations, usually in or near the… (More)
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1990
1990
Cytogenetic and immunohistochemical evidence for the germ cell origin of a subset of acute leukemias associated with mediastinal germ cell tumors.
Most acute leukemias occurring in patients with mediastinal germ cell tumors (MGCTs) appear to be primary rather than therapy… (More)
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1989
1989
Leukemic differentiation of a mediastinal germ cell tumor.
The biological basis for acute leukemia associated with mediastinal germ cell tumors has remained unexplained due to lack of… (More)
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1989
1989
Isochromosome 12p in mediastinal germ cell tumor.
The occurrence of an i(12p) in an extragonadal mediastinal germ cell tumor indicates that this chromosome change, which is… (More)
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1987
1987
Klinefelter's syndrome associated with mediastinal germ cell neoplasms.
Several case reports have suggested an association of primary mediastinal germ cell tumor (PMGCT) and Klinefelter's syndrome (KS… (More)
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