Preferred Label : Central Nervous System Germinoma;
NCIt synonyms : Germinoma of Central Nervous System; Germinoma of the CNS; Germinoma of the Central Nervous System;
NCIt related terms : Germinoma; Germinoma of CNS;
NCIt definition : A malignant germ cell tumor arising from the central nervous system. It is composed
of uniform cells resembling primitive germ cells. These cells have large, vesicular
nuclei, prominent nucleoli and a clear, glycogen-rich cytoplasm. Additional features
are lymphoid or lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates and, less frequently, scattered syncytiotrophoblastic
giant cells. (Adapted from WHO);
Alternative definition : NICHD: A germinomatous germ cell tumor arising in the central nervous system; it is
histologically identical to the dysgerminoma and seminoma.;