Gonadal germ cell tumors in children and adolescents

• Autor principal: Giovanni Cecchetto (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pediatric germ cell tumors (GCT) are rare tumors: 80% are benign, 20% malignant (2-3% of all malignant pediatric tumors). The gonadal sites (ovary and testis) account for 40% of cases. Ovarian GCTs: Represent 30% of GCTs and 70% of neoplastic ovarian masses, being the most common ovarian neoplasms i...