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Neonates with cancer and causes of death; lessons from 615 cases in the SEER databases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Neonatal tumors are rare with no standard treatment approaches to these diseases, and the patients experience poor outcomes. Our aim was to determine the distribution of cancers affecting neonates and compare survival between these cancers and older ...
Askin   +26 more
core   +1 more source

A prospective study on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of testicular lesions: distinctive features of Leydig cell tumours [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Up to 20 % of incidentally found testicular lesions are benign Leydig cell tumours (LCTs). This study evaluates the role of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the identification of LCTs in a large prospective cohort study.
BERNARDO, SILVIA   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Gastric teratoma in a 6-month-old boy

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2012
Gastric teratomas are very rare embryonal neoplasms, accounting for 2.6% of all perinatal diagnosed germ cell tumours. About 85% are well-differentiated mature lesions and about 15% are immature tumours with the potential of malignant transformation. The
Peer Wildbrett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pluripotent human stem cells: Standing on the shoulders of giants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The advent of human pluripotent stem cells, with the first derivation of human embryonic stem cells in 1998, and of human induced pluripotent stem cells in 2007, has ushered in an era of considerable excitement about the prospects of using these cells to
Andrews, P.W., Damjanov, I.
core   +1 more source

Perspectives on testicular sex cord-stromal tumors and those composed of both germ cells and sex cord-stromal derivatives with a comparison to corresponding ovarian neoplasms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sex cord-stromal tumors (SCSTs) are the second most frequent category of testicular neoplasms, accounting for approximately 2–5% of cases. Both genetic and epigenetic factors account for the differences in frequency and histologic composition between ...
Cheng, Liang   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Proton beam therapy in paediatric cancer: Anticipating the opening of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView., 2023
Summary Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) has the potential to improve paediatric cancer care by reducing radiation exposure and thus long‐term toxicities. Ethical concerns and debates surrounding the treatment, such as eligibility and accessibility, are ongoing in Australia. The Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research (ABCPTR) (named after Sir
Jeremy Khong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case report: Fluctuating tumor markers in a boy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent precocious puberty induced by a pineal germ cell tumor

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
GnRH-independent precocious puberty (GIPP) can be the presenting clinical picture experienced by patients with secreting germ cell tumor (GCT). Indeed, as luteinizing hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) share identical α-subunits and ...
Alessandro Cattoni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ITALIAN CANCER FIGURES - REPORT 2015: The burden of rare cancers in Italy = I TUMORI IN ITALIA - RAPPORTO 2015: I tumori rari in Italia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
OBJECTIVES: This collaborative study, based on data collected by the network of Italian Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), describes the burden of rare cancers in Italy.
Adamo, Ms   +374 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative genomic hybridization of germ cell tumors of the adult testis: Confirmation of karyotypic findings and identification of a 12p- amplicon [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) was carried out on 15 primary testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) of adolescents and adults and two metastatic residual tumors after chemotherapeutic treatment.
Echten, J. (Jannie) van   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Erectile Dysfunction in Germ Cell Tumor Survivors

open access: yesThe World Journal of Men's Health, 2021
Purpose: Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common malignant neoplasms in adolescents and young adults, and most patients with these tumors can be completely cured. Therefore, maintaining quality of life (QOL) is important.
Koichi Okada   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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