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Preferred Label : Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor;

NCIt synonyms : Malignant Germ Cell Neoplasm of Testis; Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Neoplasm; Malignant Germ Cell Tumor of the Testis; Malignant Germ Cell Tumor of Testis; Testicular Cancer; Malignant Germ Cell Neoplasm of the Testis; Testicular Germ Cell Cancer;

NCIt related terms : Testicular ca. (no germ/tropho.); Testicular cancer (excluding germ cell or trophoblastic cancer);

NCIt definition : A malignant germ cell tumor that arises from the testis. It predominantly affects young men. Seminoma is the most frequently seen malignant testicular germ cell tumor, followed by embryonal carcinoma and yolk sac tumor.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that forms in tissues of the testis (one of two egg-shaped glands inside the scrotum that make sperm and male hormones). Testicular cancer usually occurs in young or middle-aged men. Two main types of testicular cancer are seminomas (cancers that grow slowly and are sensitive to radiation therapy) and nonseminomas (different cell types that grow more quickly than seminomas).;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Codes from synonyms : 10043342; CDR0000445090;

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