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Prognosis of CNS GCTs

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Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors

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The histopathological entity “germ cell tumor” (GCT) encompasses a number of histological subtypes including germinoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, mature teratoma, immature teratoma, teratoma with malignant transformation, and mixed GCTs (see Chapter IV Pathology). Furthermore, the mixed GCTs include numerous and diverse histological combinations such as an immature teratoma with germinoma, an immature teratoma with embryonal carcinoma, and so on. In contrast to gonadal GCTs, moreover, these central nervous system (CNS) GCTs are rare neoplasms.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Yutaka Sawamura

  2. Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Hiroki Shirato

  3. Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Nicolas de Tribolet

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Sawamura, Y. (1998). Prognosis of CNS GCTs. In: Sawamura, Y., Shirato, H., de Tribolet, N. (eds) Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6821-9_8

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