Preferred Label : germinoma;
Definition : 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 & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed,
pp1642-3) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0206660;
Origin ID : RID4315;
UMLS CUI : C0206660;
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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 & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed,
pp1642-3) [MeSH]