Mesh term Germinoma
Browse to parent terms:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Description
A malignant neoplasm of the germinal tissue of the GONADS; MEDIASTINUM; or pineal region. Germinomas are uniform in appearance, consisting of large, round cells with vesicular nuclei and clear or finely granular eosinophilic-staining cytoplasm. (Stedman, 265th ed; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, pp1642-3)Browse to child terms:
Dysgerminoma
Seminoma
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