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| Molecular = | | Molecular = | ||
| IF = | | IF = | ||
| Gross = | | Gross = heterogeneous appearance, typically solid and cystic | ||
| Grossing = [[orchiectomy]] | | Grossing = [[orchiectomy]] | ||
| Site = [[ovary]], [[testis]], [[mediastinum]], other | | Site = [[ovary]], [[testis]], [[mediastinum]], other | ||
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*† Numbers vary between sources. One series suggests it is almost 70%.<ref name=pmid15017200>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mosharafa | first1 = AA. | last2 = Foster | first2 = RS. | last3 = Leibovich | first3 = BC. | last4 = Ulbright | first4 = TM. | last5 = Bihrle | first5 = R. | last6 = Einhorn | first6 = LH. | last7 = Donohue | first7 = JP. | title = Histology in mixed germ cell tumors. Is there a favorite pairing? | journal = J Urol | volume = 171 | issue = 4 | pages = 1471-3 | month = Apr | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1097/01.ju.0000116841.30826.85 | PMID = 15017200 }}</ref> | *† Numbers vary between sources. One series suggests it is almost 70%.<ref name=pmid15017200>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mosharafa | first1 = AA. | last2 = Foster | first2 = RS. | last3 = Leibovich | first3 = BC. | last4 = Ulbright | first4 = TM. | last5 = Bihrle | first5 = R. | last6 = Einhorn | first6 = LH. | last7 = Donohue | first7 = JP. | title = Histology in mixed germ cell tumors. Is there a favorite pairing? | journal = J Urol | volume = 171 | issue = 4 | pages = 1471-3 | month = Apr | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1097/01.ju.0000116841.30826.85 | PMID = 15017200 }}</ref> | ||
*There has been in increase in MGCTs over the past 20 years that is probably due to changes how in how [[germ cell tumours|GCT]]s are classified.<ref name=pmid21623833>{{Cite journal | last1 = Trabert | first1 = B. | last2 = Stang | first2 = A. | last3 = Cook | first3 = MB. | last4 = Rusner | first4 = C. | last5 = McGlynn | first5 = KA. | title = Impact of classification of mixed germ-cell tumours on incidence trends of non-seminoma. | journal = Int J Androl | volume = 34 | issue = 4 Pt 2 | pages = e274-7 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01187.x | PMID = 21623833 }}</ref> | *There has been in increase in MGCTs over the past 20 years that is probably due to changes how in how [[germ cell tumours|GCT]]s are classified.<ref name=pmid21623833>{{Cite journal | last1 = Trabert | first1 = B. | last2 = Stang | first2 = A. | last3 = Cook | first3 = MB. | last4 = Rusner | first4 = C. | last5 = McGlynn | first5 = KA. | title = Impact of classification of mixed germ-cell tumours on incidence trends of non-seminoma. | journal = Int J Androl | volume = 34 | issue = 4 Pt 2 | pages = e274-7 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01187.x | PMID = 21623833 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | |||
*Heterogeneous appearance - distinctive regions that look different from one another. | |||
*Typically solid and cystic. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Depends on components. | *Depends on components - see ''[[seminoma]]'', ''[[yolk sac tumour]]'', ''[[embryonal carcinoma]]'', ''[[choriocarcinoma]]'' and ''[[teratoma]]''. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||