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Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Embryonal Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
277810
•Concept ID:
C1336712
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Embryonal Carcinoma of Testis; Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Embryonal Carcinoma of the Testis

Definition

A malignant mixed germ cell tumor that arises from the testis and is characterized by the presence of choriocarcinoma and embryonal carcinoma morphologic components. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTesticular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Embryonal Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Role of HNF1β in the differential diagnosis of yolk sac tumor from other germ cell tumors.
Rougemont AL, Tille JC
Hum Pathol 2018 Nov;81:26-36. Epub 2018 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.04.025. PMID: 29753846
Germ cell tumors of the gonads: a selective review emphasizing problems in differential diagnosis, newly appreciated, and controversial issues.
Ulbright TM
Mod Pathol 2005 Feb;18 Suppl 2:S61-79. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800310. PMID: 15761467
The treatment of cranial germ cell tumours.
Brandes AA, Pasetto LM, Monfardini S
Cancer Treat Rev 2000 Aug;26(4):233-42. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.2000.0169. PMID: 10913379

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical Features and Survival Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Malignant Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis.
Wu P, Yang Y, Yu Z, Zhao L, Feng S
J Surg Res 2023 Aug;288:362-371. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.03.018. PMID: 37062232
Intratubular germ cell neoplasia of the testis: a brief review.
Al-Hussain T, Bakshi N, Akhtar M
Adv Anat Pathol 2015 May;22(3):202-12. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000066. PMID: 25844678
Sodium/iodide symporter is expressed in the majority of seminomas and embryonal testicular carcinomas.
Micali S, Maggisano V, Cesinaro A, Celano M, Territo A, Reggiani Bonetti L, Sponziello M, Migaldi M, Navarra M, Bianchi G, Filetti S, Russo D
J Endocrinol 2013 Feb;216(2):125-33. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1530/JOE-12-0495. PMID: 23117572
Pathology of germ cell tumors of the testis.
Sesterhenn IA, Davis CJ Jr
Cancer Control 2004 Nov-Dec;11(6):374-87. doi: 10.1177/107327480401100605. PMID: 15625525
Germ cell neoplasms of the testis.
Ulbright TM
Am J Surg Pathol 1993 Nov;17(11):1075-91. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199311000-00001. PMID: 8214253

Diagnosis

Diagnostically misleading aberrant terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase expression in germ cell tumors.
Pęksa R, Kunc M, Bieńkowski M, Popęda M, Biernat W
Pol J Pathol 2022;73(2):159-165. doi: 10.5114/pjp.2022.120098. PMID: 36345953
The utility of CDX2, GATA3, and DOG1 in the diagnosis of testicular neoplasms: an immunohistochemical study of 109 cases.
Osman H, Cheng L, Ulbright TM, Idrees MT
Hum Pathol 2016 Feb;48:18-24. Epub 2015 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2015.09.028. PMID: 26772394
Pathology of germ cell tumors of the testis.
Sesterhenn IA, Davis CJ Jr
Cancer Control 2004 Nov-Dec;11(6):374-87. doi: 10.1177/107327480401100605. PMID: 15625525
The treatment of cranial germ cell tumours.
Brandes AA, Pasetto LM, Monfardini S
Cancer Treat Rev 2000 Aug;26(4):233-42. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.2000.0169. PMID: 10913379
Germ-cell tumors of the mediastinum.
Weidner N
Semin Diagn Pathol 1999 Feb;16(1):42-50. PMID: 10355653

Therapy

Role of High-Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Stem-Cell Rescue in Men With Previously Treated Germ Cell Tumors.
Pagliaro LC
J Clin Oncol 2017 Apr 1;35(10):1036-1040. Epub 2016 Dec 19 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.70.6523. PMID: 27992270
Characteristics and chemotherapeutic sensitivity of a human testicular cancer grown in artificially immunosuppressed mice.
Lapis P, Kopper L, Bodrogi I, Sugár J, Lapis K, Eckhardt S
Oncology 1985;42(2):112-8. doi: 10.1159/000226012. PMID: 2581199
Potential therapeutic and diagnostic applications of the growth of testicular cancer in soft agar.
Foster BJ, Javadpour N, Ozols RF
Int J Cell Cloning 1983 Apr;1(1):2-14. doi: 10.1002/stem.5530010103. PMID: 6201566

Prognosis

Clinical Features and Survival Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Malignant Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis.
Wu P, Yang Y, Yu Z, Zhao L, Feng S
J Surg Res 2023 Aug;288:362-371. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.03.018. PMID: 37062232
Sodium/iodide symporter is expressed in the majority of seminomas and embryonal testicular carcinomas.
Micali S, Maggisano V, Cesinaro A, Celano M, Territo A, Reggiani Bonetti L, Sponziello M, Migaldi M, Navarra M, Bianchi G, Filetti S, Russo D
J Endocrinol 2013 Feb;216(2):125-33. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1530/JOE-12-0495. PMID: 23117572
An overview of testicular germ cell tumors.
Bahrami A, Ro JY, Ayala AG
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007 Aug;131(8):1267-80. doi: 10.5858/2007-131-1267-AOOTGC. PMID: 17683189
The treatment of cranial germ cell tumours.
Brandes AA, Pasetto LM, Monfardini S
Cancer Treat Rev 2000 Aug;26(4):233-42. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.2000.0169. PMID: 10913379
Germ-cell tumors of the mediastinum.
Weidner N
Semin Diagn Pathol 1999 Feb;16(1):42-50. PMID: 10355653

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnostically misleading aberrant terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase expression in germ cell tumors.
Pęksa R, Kunc M, Bieńkowski M, Popęda M, Biernat W
Pol J Pathol 2022;73(2):159-165. doi: 10.5114/pjp.2022.120098. PMID: 36345953
Sodium/iodide symporter is expressed in the majority of seminomas and embryonal testicular carcinomas.
Micali S, Maggisano V, Cesinaro A, Celano M, Territo A, Reggiani Bonetti L, Sponziello M, Migaldi M, Navarra M, Bianchi G, Filetti S, Russo D
J Endocrinol 2013 Feb;216(2):125-33. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1530/JOE-12-0495. PMID: 23117572
An overview of testicular germ cell tumors.
Bahrami A, Ro JY, Ayala AG
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007 Aug;131(8):1267-80. doi: 10.5858/2007-131-1267-AOOTGC. PMID: 17683189
Primary testicular carcinoid.
Hodzic J, Golka K, Schulze H
Med Sci Monit 2004 Aug;10(8):CS46-8. Epub 2004 Jul 23 PMID: 15278003
Testicular tumors: clinically relevant histological findings.
Ayala AG, Ro JY
Semin Urol Oncol 1998 May;16(2):72-81. PMID: 9649230

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