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  2. Mediastinal germ cell tumor - Wikipedia

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    The diagnosis of a mediastinal germ cell tumor should be considered in all young males with a mediastinal mass. In addition to physical examination and routine laboratory studies, initial evaluation should include CT of the chest and abdomen, and determination of serum levels of HCG and alpha-fetoprotein.

  3. Mediastinal tumors - Wikipedia

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    A mediastinal tumor is a tumor in the mediastinum, the cavity that separates the lungs from the rest of the chest. It contains the heart , esophagus , trachea , thymus , and aorta . The most common mediastinal masses are thymoma (20% of mediastinal tumors), usually found in the anterior mediastinum, followed by neurogenic Timor (15–20% ...

  4. Germ cell tumor - Wikipedia

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    The 1997 International Germ Cell Consensus Classification [17] is a tool for estimating the risk of relapse after treatment of malignant germ-cell tumor. A small study of ovarian tumors in girls [ 18 ] reports a correlation between cystic and benign tumors, and conversely, solid and malignant tumors.

  5. Lawrence Einhorn - Wikipedia

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    Yuvraj Singh [6] [7] – Indian cricket player, discovered cancer in his lungs during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Singh was successfully treated for a mediastinal germ cell tumor (mediastinal seminoma). Returning to cricket after one year, Singh founded the YouWeCan Foundation which helped hundreds of cancer patients. [citation needed]

  6. List of cancer types - Wikipedia

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    Germ cell tumor: Cancers derived from pluripotent cells, most often presenting in the testicle or the ovary (seminoma and dysgerminoma, respectively). Blastoma: Cancers derived from immature "precursor" cells or embryonic tissue.

  7. Category:Germ cell neoplasia - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 9 September 2014, at 00:20 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Mediastinal shift - Wikipedia

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    There are various mediastinal tumors, and they are classified by their location in the chest. Notable examples include germ cell tumors and lymphomas. [12] Teratomas are a class of germ cell tumors that arise in the chest due to failure of germ cell migration during development. They can expand to large sizes and cause hemoptysis and pleural ...

  9. Mediastinum - Wikipedia

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    The mediastinum (from Medieval Latin: mediastinus, lit. 'midway'; [2] pl.: mediastina) is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity.Surrounded by loose connective tissue, it is a region that contains vital organs and structures within the thorax, namely the heart and its vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, the vagus, phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus and the lymph ...