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Tumours of germ cell origin are very rare. In the Manchester Children’s Registry from 1954–1978 141 cases were recorded. There appears, however, to be a continuing trend to increasing incidence, first noticed in 1973, so that the annual incidence is now four per million person years, compared with one in 1954. The factors responsible for this increase have not been clearly defined. Malformations, particularly of the central nervous and genito-urinary systems, may be found in association with benign teratomas or yolk sac tumours [1].
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Barrett, A. (1989). The Place of Surgery in the Management of Germ Cell Tumours in Childhood. In: Spitz, L., Wurnig, P., Angerpointner, T.A. (eds) Pediatric Surgical Oncology. Progress in Pediatric Surgery, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72643-9_7
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