Germ cell neoplasms are uncommon. Most are of gonadal origin with only a small proportion developing in extragonadal sites. Recently we saw primary mediastinal germinomas in brothers.
Familial extragonadal germ cell tumors
โ Scribed by Schimke, R. Neil
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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