Germinoma

A malignant neoplasm of the germinal tissue of the GONADS; MEDIASTINUM; or pineal region. Germinomas are uniform in appearance, consisting of large, round cells with vesicular nuclei and clear or finely granular eosinophilic-staining cytoplasm. (Stedman, 265th ed; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, pp1642-3)

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): C04.557.465.330

MeSH Unique ID: D018237

Entry Terms:

• Germinomas

Previous Indexing:

• Dysgerminoma (1966-1993)
• Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal (1972-1993)
• Pinealoma (1966-1993)
• Teratoma (1966-1993)

See Also:

• Ovarian Neoplasms
• Testicular Neoplasms

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Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Germinoma
Dysgerminoma
Seminoma