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Retroperitoneal germ cell neoplasm

MedGen UID:
233406
•Concept ID:
C1335776
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Germ Cell Neoplasm of Retroperitoneum; germ cell neoplasm of retroperitoneum; Germ Cell Neoplasm of the Retroperitoneum; germ cell neoplasm of the retroperitoneum; Germ Cell Tumor of Retroperitoneum; germ cell tumor of retroperitoneum; Germ Cell Tumor of the Retroperitoneum; germ cell tumor of the retroperitoneum; germ cell tumour of retroperitoneum; germ cell tumour of the retroperitoneum; Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Neoplasm; retroperitoneal germ cell neoplasm; Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumor; retroperitoneal germ cell tumor; retroperitoneal germ cell tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003685

Definition

A germ cell tumor that involves the retroperitoneal space. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRetroperitoneal germ cell neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical stage II seminoma: management options.
Alsyouf M, Daneshmand S
World J Urol 2022 Feb;40(2):343-348. Epub 2021 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00345-021-03854-8. PMID: 34655305
Overview of primary adult retroperitoneal tumours.
Improta L, Tzanis D, Bouhadiba T, Abdelhafidh K, Bonvalot S
Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Sep;46(9):1573-1579. Epub 2020 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.04.054. PMID: 32600897
Testicular Cancer, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Gilligan T, Lin DW, Aggarwal R, Chism D, Cost N, Derweesh IH, Emamekhoo H, Feldman DR, Geynisman DM, Hancock SL, LaGrange C, Levine EG, Longo T, Lowrance W, McGregor B, Monk P, Picus J, Pierorazio P, Rais-Bahrami S, Saylor P, Sircar K, Smith DC, Tzou K, Vaena D, Vaughn D, Yamoah K, Yamzon J, Johnson-Chilla A, Keller J, Pluchino LA
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2019 Dec;17(12):1529-1554. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.0058. PMID: 31805523

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Diagnosis

Retroperitoneal germ cell neoplasm: MR and CT.
Williams WM, Kosovsky PA, Rafal RB, Markisz JA
Magn Reson Imaging 1992;10(2):325-31. doi: 10.1016/0730-725x(92)90492-i. PMID: 1348839

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