Extragonadal germ cell tumors: not just a matter of location. A review about clinical, molecular and pathological features

A Ronchi, I Cozzolino, M Montella, I Panarese… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGGCTs) are uncommon neoplasms, which arise in
anatomical locations other than gonads. The pathogenesis of these neoplasms is still poorly …

Extragonadal germ cell tumors: clinical presentation and management

C Albany, LH Einhorn - Current opinion in oncology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Extragonadal germ cell tumors: clinical presentation and man... : Current Opinion in Oncology
Extragonadal germ cell tumors: clinical presentation and management : Current Opinion in …

American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline on uses of serum tumor markers in adult males with germ cell tumors

TD Gilligan, J Seidenfeld, EM Basch… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To provide recommendations on appropriate uses for serum markers of germ cell
tumors (GCTs). Methods Searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE identified relevant studies …

[HTML][HTML] Management of large mediastinal masses: surgical and anesthesiological considerations

WWL Li, WJP van Boven, JT Annema… - Journal of thoracic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Large mediastinal masses are rare, and encompass a wide variety of diseases. Regardless
of the diagnosis, all large mediastinal masses may cause compression or invasion of vital …

Primary mediastinal germ cell tumors

G Rosti, S Secondino, A Necchi, G Fornarini… - Seminars in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Backgroud Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are a group of neoplasms usually arising in the
gonads, and very rarely in sites outside the gonads, mainly in the retroperitoneum, the …

Male extragonadal germ cell tumors of the adult

J Busch, C Seidel, F Zengerling - Oncology Research and Treatment, 2016 - karger.com
Male extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGCTs) are characterized by a malignant
transformation of germ cells without the presence of a gonadal primary tumor. EGCTs …

Primary mediastinal germ cell tumors: A thorough literature review

G Ozgun, L Nappi - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Primary mediastinal germ cell tumors (PMGCTs) are a rare type of cancer affecting young
adults. They have different molecular and clinical features compared to testicular germ cell …

Primary malignant mediastinal germ cell tumors: a single institutional experience

S Mishra, SKD Majumdar, M Sable… - South Asian Journal of …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Bacground: Primary mediastinal malignant germ cell tumour (PMMGCT) is rare with
unsatisfactory prognosis and pose difficulty in management due to lack of guidelines …

Primary mediastinal germ cell tumours: an immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostic approach

A Fichtner, A Richter, S Filmar, S Kircher… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Primary mediastinal germ cell tumours (PMGCTs) are rare mediastinal neoplasms, and
their diagnosis can be challenging, owing to small biopsy samples. The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes following surgery for primary mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors in the cisplatin era

KA Kesler, AR Stram, LR Timsina… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Treatment of primary mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors involves
cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by surgery to remove residual disease. We …