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Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)

Health Professional Version
Last Modified: 04/19/2012

General Information About Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors

Note: Other PDQ summaries containing information related to extragonadal germ cell tumors include the following:

Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and account for only a small percentage of all germ cell tumors. However, the true incidence of these tumors may conceivably be higher than originally thought because of failure to diagnose them properly.

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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarian-germ-cell/HealthProfes
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2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/testicular/HealthProfessional