Extragonadal Germ Cell Cancer Articles & Links

General Information

• NCI Information on Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
• A list of Clinical Trials

Mediastinal Tumors

• Mediastinal Tumors - A general article on all mediastinal tumors, not just extragonadal germ cell tumors. From the Cleveland Clinic
• Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors - Continuing Education Activity
• Teratomas and Other Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum - An in depth article from Medscape
• Primary Germ Cell Tumors of the Thorax - This is basically a library of information from the Armenian Medical Network. The source seems a bit eclectic, but the information seems to be in depth and accurate. Be sure to check out all the articles
  • Primary Germ Cell Tumors of the Thorax
  • Malignant mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors
  • Syndromes Associated with Mediastinal Nonseminomatour Germ Cell Tumors
  • Treatment of Nonseminomatous Tumors
  • Treatment of Seminoma
• Surgical Management of Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors - This article is aimed at physicians.
• Physical Findings of Mass in Mediastinum - Instructions on how to detect a mediastinal mass
• Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor Imaging - Radiology Tutorial

Central Nervous System Tumors

• Central Nervous System Germinoma
• Primary Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors: A Review and Update
• Pineal Tumors
• Pineal Region Tumors - From Columbia University
• Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors: Controversies in Diagnosis and Treatment

Pediatric Information

• Sacrococcygeal Teratoma - From the University of California, San Francisco
• Sacrococcygeal Teratoma - From the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Germ Cell Brain Tumors - From St Jude's Childrens Hospital in Memphis

Miscellaneous Links

• Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor Case Studies