Germ cell tumor
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Huda A. Karman, M.D.
Synonyms and keywords: Polyembryoma; Embryonal carcinoma
Overview
A germ-cell tumor (GCT) is a neoplasm derived from germ cells and it can be cancerous or benign. Germ cells can be intragonadal (ovary and testis or extragonadal (may be birth defects resulting from errors during development o f the embryo).