Open AccessGonadal germ cell tumors in children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Giovanni Cecchetto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.141995
Subject(s) - medicine , germ cell tumors , malignancy , dysgerminoma , ovary , immature teratoma , abdominal mass , teratoma , yolk sac , pathology , chemotherapy , embryo , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
PEDIATRIC GERM CELL TUMORS (GCT) ARE RARE TUMORS: 80% are benign, 20% malignant (2-3% of all malignant pediatric tumors). The gonadal sites (ovary and testis) account for 40% of cases.