Germ cell tumors aren’t always cancer, but they can be. Learn what causes them, what to look for, and how they’re treated.

Testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common malignancies in young men aged 15–35. Despite the high cure rate of over 90%, the prognosis drastically worsens when somatic-type ...

The malignant OGCTs are classified as dysgerminoma, yolk sac tumor, embryonal carcinoma, polyembryoma, nongestational choriocarcinoma, mixed germ cell tumors, and teratomas (immature, mature, and ...

Germ cell tumors constitute a diverse group of rare tumors, which occur in the testes, ovaries and also in other places. Some germ cell tumors exist prenatally, ...

In the subset of tumors containing mixed seminoma and nonseminomatous germ cell tumor components, strikingly lower 5 m C was again seen in IGCNU elements (median 5 m C score 0; mean, 17.1; s.d ...

New report adds to growing evidence of iNKT cell therapy’s potential in solid tumors. NEW YORK, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...

Germ-cell tumors are curable even in the presence of metastatic disease. 1–3 An international collaboration has established that metastatic germ-cell tumors can be classified into good ...

The researchers compared treatment guidelines and prognosis for women and men with germ cell tumors of the ovary and testicle. The study compared the survival of 7,663 patients diagnosed with ...

Researchers have developed a method for preserving human primordial germ cell-like cells (PGCLCs) and allowing them to replicate without apparent limit while still maintaining their germ-cell-like ...

Purpose To review contemporary management of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCT). Design The literature on the topic of MOGCT is reviewed, including pathology, prognostic factors, surgical ...