Mesh term Carcinoma, Embryonal
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Description
A highly malignant, primitive form of carcinoma, probably of germinal cell or teratomatous derivation, usually arising in a gonad and rarely in other sites. It is rare in the female ovary, but in the male it accounts for 20% of all testicular tumors. (From Dorland, 27th ed and Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1595)Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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