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Testicular Seminoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: A malignant germ cell tumor arising from the testis. It is believed that it is derived from the sexually undifferentiated embryonic gonad. Treatment with radiotherapy is highly successful when the tumor is diagnosed in localized stages, which represents the majority of presentations of seminoma. [1]

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Seminoma of Testis, Seminoma of the Testis, Testicular Seminoma Pure
Parent(s)
Testicular Pure Germ Cell Tumor
Children
Testicular Seminoma, Tubular Variant, Testicular Seminoma, Cribriform Variant, Testicular Seminoma, Pseudoglandular Variant, and Testicular Spermatocytic Seminoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

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