Testicular germ cell tumor
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| Testicular germ cell tumor | |
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| Term | Testicular germ cell tumor |
| Short definition | Testicular germ cell tumor - (pronounced) (tes-TIH-kyoo-ler jerm sel TOO-mer) type of tumor that forms in a testicle from germ cells (cells that produce sperm). Two main types of testicular germ cell tumors are seminoma and nonseminoma. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Testicular germ cell tumor - (pronounced) (tes-TIH-kyoo-ler jerm sel TOO-mer) type of tumor that forms in a testicle from germ cells (cells that produce sperm). Two main types of testicular germ cell tumors are seminoma and nonseminoma. Seminomas grow and spread slowly and are sensitive to radiation therapy. Nonseminomas grow and spread faster than seminomas. There are different types of non-seminoms
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