Details of Disease
General Information of Disease (ID: DIS28XGU)
| Disease Name | Central nervous system germ cell tumor | |||||
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| Synonyms |
germ cell tumour of the central nervous system; germ cell tumour of the CNS; germ cell tumour of central nervous system; germ cell tumour of CNS; germ cell tumor of the central nervous system; germ cell tumor of the CNS; germ cell tumor of central nervous system; germ cell tumor of CNS; germ cell neoplasm of the central nervous system; germ cell neoplasm of the CNS; germ cell neoplasm of central nervous system; germ cell neoplasm of CNS; central nervous system rare germ cell tumour; central nervous system rare germ cell tumor; central nervous system germ cell tumor; central nervous system germ cell neoplasm; CNS germ cell tumour; CNS germ cell tumor; CNS germ cell neoplasm
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| Definition |
A unique group of rare tumors of the central nervous system that affect mainly children and adolescents. Their morphologic and biologic profile corresponds to that of homologous germ cell tumors that arise in the gonads and in other extragonadal sites. Representative examples include: germinoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, and teratoma.
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