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DiseaseDisorder infobox | Name = Germ cell tumour | ICD10 = (ICD-O 9060-9090) | ICD9 = | Germ cell tumours are neoplasms derived from germ cells. In females, germ cell tumours account for 30% of ovarian tumours, but only 1 to 3% of ovarian carcinomas in North America. In younger women germ cell lesions are more common, thus in patients under the age of 21, 60% of ovarian tumours are of the germ cell type, and up to one-third are malignant. In males, germ cell tumours occur typically after puberty and are malignant (testicular cancer). Germ cell tumours may develop outside of the gonads. Benign
Malignant
The general approach to Histology|histologic classification is the same as for the testis.
med-stub Category:Gynecology Category:Oncology This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Germ cell tumour".
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