seminomatous

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sem·i·no·ma·tous

(sem'i-nō'mă-tŭs),

Relating to a seminoma.

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We assessed the relationship of gynecomastia, metastasis, and disease prognosis within subgroups according to seminomatous and nonseminomatous histology.

Is gynecomastia related to the disease characteristics and prognosis in testicular germ cell tumor patients?

Treatment outcome and patterns of relapse following adjuvant carboplatin for stage I testicular seminomatous germ-cell tumour: Results from a 17-year U.K.

Recommendations for followup of stage I and II seminoma: The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre approach

Free beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin in serum is a diagnostically sensitive marker of seminomatous testicular cancer.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Assays for Testicular Tumors: Closing the Gap between Clinical and Laboratory Practice

Recommendations are for its use alongside AFP however it can also be useful for seminomatous tumours where AFP is not (3).

Are tumour markers requested appropriately: a one-month audit of tumour marker requests at Hawke's Bay District Health Board laboratory

Alpha-Fetoprotein is also recommended for differential diagnosis of nonseminomatous and seminomatous germ cell tumors.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines for use of tumor markers in testicular, prostate, colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancers. Sturgeon CM, Duffy MJ, Stenman UH, National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Clin Chem. 54:e11-79, 2008

Seminomatous types are more sensitive to radiation, while the nonseminomatous types are more sensitive to chemotherapy.

The medical-surgical nurse's guide to testicular cancer

The patient underwent radical orchiectomy that revealed a pure seminomatous tumor of the left testicle measuring 7.5 cm in its maximum dimension.

Testicular carcinoma and a horseshoe kidney in 2 patients

Histologically they comprise seminomatous and/or teratomatous elements.

An HIV-associated mediastinal germ cell tumour complicated by acute myeloid leukaemia

(2) Like gonadal neoplasms, extragonadal germ-cell tumors are classified as either seminomatous or nonseminomatous.

Extragonadal germ-cell tumor: A rare differential diagnosis of a cervical lump in a young man. (Original Article)

The most common malignant neoplasms of the testis are seminomatous germ cell tumors (GCTs) and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs) occurring in postpubertal men, and germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) is the precursor lesion to both entities.

Precursor Lesions of Urologic Malignancies

The distinction of seminomatous from nonseminomatous GCTs is critical for management and predicting prognostic outcomes.

Application of Immunohistochemistry in Undifferentiated Neoplasms: A Practical Approach

Hematologic disorders associated with primary mediastinalnon- seminomatous germ cell tumors.