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Table 3. Histology of Malignant Germ Cell Tumors in Adolescents and Young Adultsa

Malignant Germ Cell Elements  Location 
Seminoma T
Dysgerminoma O
Germinoma E
Yolk Sac Tumor E, O, T
Choriocarcinoma E, O, T
Embryonal Carcinoma T
Mixed Germ Cell Tumors E, O

E = extragonadal; O = ovarian; T = testicular
aModified from Perlman et al.[11]

References

  1. Perlman EJ, Hawkins EP: Pediatric germ cell tumors: protocol update for pathologists. Pediatr Dev Pathol 1 (4): 328-35, 1998 Jul-Aug.  [PUBMED Abstract]


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