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Childhood central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor

MedGen UID:
232346
•Concept ID:
C1332956
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Central nervous system Mixed germ cell tumor; Central nervous system Mixed germ cell tumour; Childhood Central Nervous System Mixed Germ Cell Tumor; childhood central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor; childhood mixed germ cell tumor of central nervous system; childhood mixed germ cell tumour of central nervous system; mixed germ cell tumor of central nervous system of childhood; mixed germ cell tumour of central nervous system of childhood; paediatric mixed germ cell tumour of central nervous system; pediatric mixed germ cell tumor of central nervous system
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004257

Definition

A mixed germ cell tumor that arises from the central nervous system and occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor

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PubMed

Primary central nervous system germ cell tumors in children and young adults: A review of controversies in diagnostic and treatment approach.
Yeo KK, Nagabushan S, Dhall G, Abdelbaki MS
Neoplasia 2023 Feb;36:100860. Epub 2022 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.neo.2022.100860. PMID: 36521378Free PMC Article
Treatment of high-grade spinal cord astrocytoma of childhood with "8-in-1" chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a pilot study of CCG-945. Children's Cancer Group.
Allen JC, Aviner S, Yates AJ, Boyett JM, Cherlow JM, Turski PA, Epstein F, Finlay JL
J Neurosurg 1998 Feb;88(2):215-20. doi: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0215. PMID: 9452226

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