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Classification, epidemiology and therapies for testicular germ cell tumours

Lookup NU author(s): Nikil Vasdev

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Abstract

Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) account for between 1% and 1.5% of male neoplasms and 5% of urological tumours in general. They are classified broadly into Seminoma, which resemble primordial germ cells (PGCs), and Non-Seminoma, which are either undifferentiated (embryonal carcinoma) or differentiated (exhibiting a degree of embryonic (teratoma) or extra-embryonic (yolk sac choriocarcinoma) patterning). We present the current details of the latest classification, epidemiology and treatment aspects of TGCT in the UK in our review.

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Author(s): Vasdev N, Moon A, Thorpe AC

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Developmental Biology

Year: 2013

Volume: 57

Issue: 2-4

Pages: 133-139

Online publication date: 05/06/2013

ISSN (print): 0214-6282

ISSN (electronic): 1696-3547

Publisher: UBC Press

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.130031nv

DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130031nv

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