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Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)     
Last Modified: 05/16/2008
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General Information

Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Treatment 1 and Testicular Cancer Treatment 2 are also available.

Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and account for only a small percentage of all germ cell tumors. However, the true incidence of these tumors may conceivably be higher than originally thought because of failure to diagnose them properly.



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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarian-germ-cell/HealthProfes
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2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/testicular/HealthProfessional