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Immature extragonadal teratoma

MedGen UID:
167781
•Concept ID:
C0855163
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: extragonadal primary malignant teratoma; Immature Extragonadal Teratoma; immature extragonadal teratoma; malignant extragonadal teratoma; primary malignant extragonadal teratoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024857

Definition

An immature teratoma that develops as a primary tumor in an anatomic site other than the testis or ovary. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Extragonadal germ cell tumors: a review with emphasis on pathologic features, clinical prognostic variables, and differential diagnostic considerations.
McKenney JK, Heerema-McKenney A, Rouse RV
Adv Anat Pathol 2007 Mar;14(2):69-92. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31803240e6. PMID: 17471115
Alpha-fetoprotein in the management of germ cell tumors of the ovary.
Bonazzi C, Colombo N, Lissoni A, Pittelli MR, Bini S, Mangioni C
J Nucl Med Allied Sci 1989 Jul-Sep;33(3 Suppl):53-8. PMID: 2480424

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Etiology

Sudden death due to undetected mediastinal germ cell tumor.
Sanchez-Hermosillo E, Sikirica M, Carter D, Valigorsky JM
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1998 Mar;19(1):69-71. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199803000-00013. PMID: 9539396

Diagnosis

Sudden death due to undetected mediastinal germ cell tumor.
Sanchez-Hermosillo E, Sikirica M, Carter D, Valigorsky JM
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1998 Mar;19(1):69-71. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199803000-00013. PMID: 9539396

Prognosis

Sudden death due to undetected mediastinal germ cell tumor.
Sanchez-Hermosillo E, Sikirica M, Carter D, Valigorsky JM
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1998 Mar;19(1):69-71. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199803000-00013. PMID: 9539396

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