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| What % of testicular tumors are germ cell? |
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Definition
| Half or more of germ-cell tumors of the testis have nonseminomatous histology. |
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| What is treatment of Germ Cell tumors |
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Definition
| Chemotherapy is the treatment of choice. |
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| Prognosis for germ cell tumors? |
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Definition
| Prognosis is excellent, even in advanced stage disease. |
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| What are the types of germ cell test. tumors? |
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Definition
| The nonseminomatous germ-cell tumors are embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, and the mixed germ-cell tumor. |
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| US appearance of Seminoma |
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Definition
| Seminomas are usually uniformly hypoechoic, whereas the nonseminomatous tumors are typically heterogeneous in appearance. |
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| Metastatic route for Germ cell tumors of testicle? How is chorio different? |
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Definition
| The majority of germ-cell tumors metastasize via the lymphatic system to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes first. Choriocarcinoma, however, spreads hematogenously early in its progression. If there is a high suspicion for brain metastases at presentation, such as with choriocarcinoma, imaging of the brain would be indicated. |
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| What serum tumor markers play a role in management and diagnosis? |
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