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what is 'germ cell tumors in females - tumors of germ cells in females '?
Definition for germ cell tumors in females
Germ cell tumor (GCT) is a tumor (neoplasm) derived from germ cells. (Germ cells themselves are not pathogenic; i.e., they are not the viral and bacterial "germs" that cause illness.) Germ cell tumors can occur both inside and outside of the gonads (ovary and testis).
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Abdominal CAT Scan
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MRI of abdominal contents
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CT Pelvis
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Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Chest
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Pelvis
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Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
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beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (bHCG)
germ cell tumors in females and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (bHCG)
Chromosomal analysis
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Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
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Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
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type of protein in human plasma
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Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
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Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER)
germ cell tumors in females and Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER)
CSF beta-humanchorionic gonadotropin (bHCG)
germ cell tumors in females and CSF beta-humanchorionic gonadotropin (bHCG)
CT scan
germ cell tumors in females and CT scan
CT sella turcica
germ cell tumors in females and CT sella turcica
Cerebrospinal Fluid tumor markers
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Cervical mediastinoscopy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Pituitary gland
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) female pelvis
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Primary Tumor Resection
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Serum PLAP (placental-like alkaline phosphatase)
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Cervical mediastinoscopy
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Histocompatibility testing
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Oophorectomy
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cisplatin
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etoposide
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bleomycin
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carboplatin
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vincristine
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vinblastine
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ifosfamide
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Germ cell tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1% to 5% in the mediastinum (mediastinal germ cell tumor) ... In females, germ cell tumors account for 30% of ovarian tumors, but only 1 to 3 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_cell_tumor
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Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
Ovarian germ cell tumors usually occur in teenage ... The ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. ...
http://www.webmd.com/ovarian-cancer/tc/germ-cell-tumors-ovar...
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Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
Ovarian germ cell tumors usually occur in teenage girls or young women and most ... The ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/ovarian_cancer/hic_o...
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Childhood extracranial germ cell tumor
Germ cells are reproductive cells that develop into testicles in males and ovaries in females. ... summary covers germ cell tumors that occur extracranially ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/208723.html
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Germ cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... to complete meiosis II. In human females there is proliferation of the ... Germ cell tumors are generally located in the gonads but can also appear in the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_cell
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Extragonadal germ cell tumor
What is extragonadal germ cell tumor? ... Germ cell tumors develop from ... These tumors are more common in males, but also occur in females; they are ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/203773.html
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Ovarian germ cell tumor
Ovarian germ cell tumors usually occur in teenage girls or young women and most ... The ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/203125.html
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ACS :: What Is Ovarian Cancer?
Germ cell tumors start from the cells that produce the ova (eggs) ... In a female who isn't ovulating (like a woman after menopause or girl who hasn't ...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is...
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Ovarian Cancer: Cancers of the Female Reproductive System: Merck Manual ...
... (called germ cell tumors) or in connective tissue (called stromal cell tumors). Germ cell tumors are much more common among women younger than 30. Sometimes ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec22/ch252/ch252c.html
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Intratubular germ cell neoplasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... germ cell neoplasia in testicular yolk sac tumors in ... Female. Ovaries. Glandular and epithelial. Clear cell adenocarcinoma · Endometrioid tumor ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intratubular_germ_cell_neoplasia
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ACS :: What Is Testicular Cancer?
Two main types of germ cell tumors (GCTs) occur in men: seminomas and nonseminomas. ... produce androgens but sometimes produce estrogens (female sex hormones) ...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is...
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Adult Brain Tumors
... lesions typically occur in the fifth decade of life with a female to male ratio ... The histologic types of germ cell tumors include GERMINOMA, TERATOMA (mature, ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/tc/brain-tumors-adu...
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TESTICULAR CANCER - All Sections
The 2 main types of germ cell tumors (GCTs) that occur almost equally in men are ... cell tumors produce androgens (male sex hormones) or estrogens (female sex ...
http://documents.cancer.org/121.00/
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Adult Brain Tumors Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... exit from sac-like structures called lobules, which can produce milk in females. ... Germ cell tumors also occur in sites outside the gonads, reflecting the fact ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/adult_brain_tumors/glossary.htm
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INSL3 - NextBio
... like hormone produced mainly in gonadal tissues in males and females. Studies of the mouse ... Embryonic stem cells and pluripotent germ cell tumors ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?id=14247&type=feature
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Desmoplastic small round cell tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... disease rarely occurs in females, but when it does the tumors can be mistaken ... In males DSRCT may be mistaken for germ cell or testicular cancer. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmoplastic_small_round_cell_tumor
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ACS :: What Is Ovarian Cancer?
... tumors: These start from cells that hold the ovary together and make the female hormones. ... There are a number of sub-types of germ cell tumors. ...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_1X_What_is...
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Adult Brain Tumors
... in whites than in blacks, and mortality is higher in males ... Germ Cell Tumors. Tumors of the Sellar Region: Craniopharyngioma. Recurrent Brain Tumors ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/tc/brain-tumors-adu...
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Ovarian germ cell tumor
Germ cell tumors of the ovary, uncommon but aggressive tumors seen most often in ... transplantation for relapsed or refractory male or female germ cell tumors. ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/103125.html
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Embryonal carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... is one of the several types of testicular (or ovarian) germ cell tumors, which ... Female. Ovaries. Glandular and epithelial. Clear cell adenocarcinoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryonal_carcinoma
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ACS :: How Is Testicular Cancer Diagnosed?
... occurs because certain types of germ cell tumors secrete high levels of a ... can produce androgens (male sex hormones) or estrogens (female sex hormones) ...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_...
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Germ cell tumors, ovarian: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ ...
Ovarian germ cell tumor is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the germ (egg) cells of the ovary. ... organs in the female reproductive system. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/cancer-treatment/germ-cell-tumors-ov...
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Choriocarcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), a subset of germ cell tumors. ... Female. Ovaries. Glandular and epithelial. Clear cell adenocarcinoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choriocarcinoma
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ACS :: Symptoms Involving The Testicles
... results from the fact that certain types of germ cell tumors secrete high levels ... tumors produce androgens (male sex hormones) or estrogens (female sex ...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_2_3X_Symptoms_...
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ACOG Education Pamphlet AP096 -- Cancer of the Ovary
About 5% of ovarian cancers are germ cell tumors. ... Tubal Sterilization: A method of female sterilization in which the fallopian ...
http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp096.cfm
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Endodermal sinus tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... biopsy with tumor marker status in primary intracranial germ cell tumors.". J. Neurooncol. ... Female. Ovaries. Glandular and epithelial. Clear cell ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endodermal_sinus_tumor
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Carcinoma of unknown primary
... et al.: Clinical relevance of the i(12p) marker chromosome in germ cell tumors. ... of isolated axillary metastasis in females raises another possibility. ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/103331.html
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N52978 - NextBio
Embryonic stem cells and pluripotent germ cell tumors ... pluripotent germ cell tumors. homo ... Fibroblasts from CAIS 46XY females with WT or mutated AR ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=N52978
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Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
[ 1 ] Other germ cell tumors STANDARD TREATMENT OPTIONS: ... transplantation for relapsed or refractory male or female germ cell tumors. ...
http://www.webmd.com/ovarian-cancer/tc/germ-cell-tumors-ovar...
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CancerLIT: 704155
... Priyakumari T; Rajan B TI - Testicular germ cell tumors in prepubertal children. ... case was a 33 year-old female with ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor. ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/704155.html
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Ovarian cancer
... most common cancer in women, and the fifth leading cause of female cancer death. ... Germ cell tumors. Stromal tumors. Epithelial Tumors. ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/Ovarian-cancer.htm
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Ovarian cancer: Causes - MayoClinic.com
... as well as the female sex hormones estrogen and ... Germ cell tumors. These tumors occur in the egg-producing cells of the ovary and generally occur ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ovarian-cancer/DS00293/DSECTION=causes
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Ovarian cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United States, females have a 1.4% to 2.5% (1 out of 40-60 women) ... Germ cell tumor tends to occur in young women and girls. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_carcinoma
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TBX22 - NextBio
Germ cell tumor. Germ cell tumor. Seminoma of testis. Malignant teratoma of tes... of hormone treated gonadectomized mice as well as XX male and XY female mice. ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=TBX22
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Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors
What is childhood extracranial germ cell tumor? Germ cells are reproductive cells that develop into testicles in males and ovaries in females. Sometimes these cells ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/germ-cell-tumors-childhood-ex...
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Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors
The childhood extracranial germ cell tumors comprise a variety of histologic ... and mediastinal seminomas in males and ovarian dysgerminomas in females) ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/germ-cell-tumors-childhood-ex...
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ACS :: Do I Have Testicular Cancer?
Germ cell tumors. Germ cell tumors are the most common type of testicular cancer. ... tumor can produce androgens (male sex hormones) or estrogens (female sex ...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_2_3X_Do_I_Have...
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Endometrial cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Female. Ovaries ... Intratubular germ cell neoplasia (Carcinoma in situ) ... tumour (Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour, Thecoma, Granulosa cell tumour) · Germ cell ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrial_carcinoma
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CancerLIT: 701155
The affected patients present female phenotype without sexual ambiguity but with ... rose to over 90% in patients with germ cell tumors and were comparably favorable ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/701155.html
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Vaginal cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vaginal germ cell tumors (primarily teratoma and endodermal sinus tumor) are rare. ... Female. Ovaries. Glandular and epithelial. Clear cell adenocarcinoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_cancer
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CancerLIT: 706155
... (CT) staging in patients with Stage I and II testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) ... first report on testicular morphology, at a pubertal age, in a female patient ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/706155.html
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OVARIAN CANCER - All Sections
... germ cell tumors and are described in the section on treatment of germ cell tumors. ... tumors often produce the estrogen and progesterone (female hormones) ...
http://documents.cancer.org/114.00/
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Extragonadal germ cell tumor
... and extragonadal malignant germ-cell tumors in females: a single-institution ... as salvage treatment in germ cell tumors: a multivariate analysis of ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/103773.html
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158381 - NextBio
Embryonic stem cells and pluripotent germ cell tumors ... between 46, XY males and 46, XY females with complete androgen insensitivit...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=158381
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Talk:Germ cell tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It occurs primarily in young females and accounts for about 30-40% of germ cell tumors. ... Most germ cell tumors have a chromosome count in the hypo to hyper ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Germ_cell_tumor
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Topics beginning with N
Nausea in the morning - females see Morning sickness. NBP see ... Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor - teratoma see Malignant teratoma. Nonspecific back pain ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/encyclopedia_N.htm
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Clear cell adenocarcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It usually affects cells in the female genital tract. ... Fibroma (Meigs syndrome) · Surface epithelial-stromal tumor (Brenner tumour) Germ cell ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_cell_adenocarcinoma
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AI206976 - NextBio
... between 46, XY males and 46, XY females with complete androgen insensitivit... Embryonic stem cells and pluripotent germ cell tumors ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=AI206976
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Sertoli cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour are part of the sex cord-stromal tumour group of ovarian neoplasms. ... male (Spermatozoon, Sertoli cell, Leydig cell) · female (Ovum) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sertoli_cell
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Childhood extracranial germ cell tumor
... extracranial germ cell tumors are rare ... Females| 5.8 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 25.3 ... The germ cell tumors that arise in younger children have different biological ...
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/108723.html
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