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germinoma
A radiosensitive malignant neoplasm.
- arise from germ cells in the testis of young male adults
- metastasizes to the paraaortic lymph nodes
[Latin, semen(semin) = seed; greek, oma = tumor]
Specific
dysgerminoma
ovarian dysgerminoma; ovarian germ cell tumor
primary intracranial germinoma
seminoma
General
germ cell neoplasm
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
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