A nonseminomatous germ cell tumor is a type of testicular cancer that forms in cells that produce sperm. The outlook for people with these types of tumors is positive, especially if diagnosed in ...

Some germ cell tumors exist prenatally, while others present during or after puberty. The majority is benign. Germ cell tumors constitute a diverse group of rare tumors, which occur in the testes ...

Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are also known as germ cell cancer. Germ cells later turn into either sperm in the testicles or eggs in the ovaries. Sex cord stromal cells help germ cells grow ... But young ...

Seminoma germ cell tumors turn cancerous early on in their development. Types of seminoma tumors include anaplastic, classic, or spermatocytic. Classic seminomas are most common in males in their 40s.

The 10-year cancer-specific survival rate for stage 1 testicular germ cell cancer is about 99.7%. This means that only 3 out of 1,000 people die from factors related to the cancer within 10 years.

Testicular cancer is rare, but it’s the most common form of cancer in males 15 to 34. Learn more about the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, stages, treatment, and complications of testicular ...

Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) is a prime example of a heterogeneous disease. We determined potential lethality of NSGCT by characterizing the histological makeup of primary testicular tumors ...

Most teratomatous elements in the testis occur as a component of mixed germ cell tumors, which represent about one-third of all testicular germ cell tumors and contain teratoma in about 50% of the ...

Approximately 30% of patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive testis cancer can be salvaged with second-line chemotherapy (vinblastine, ifosfamide, and platinum [VeIP]), and this concept is ...

Tandstad, T, Dahl, O, Cohn-Cedermark, G, et al. Risk-adapted treatment in clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ cell testicular cancer: the SWENOTECA management program. J Clin Oncol 2009;27:2122-2128 ...

Sept. 10, 2012— -- Young men who use marijuana have a higher risk of testicular cancer, a new study found. The study of 455 Californian men found those who had smoked pot were twice as likely ...