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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Seminoma''' is one type of [[testicular cancer]]<ref>{{Dorlands|s_07|12728548}}</ref> that is believed to originate from the [[germinal epithelium]] of the [[seminiferous tubule]]s.
Seminoma is the most common testicular tumor and accounts for approximately 45% of all primary testicular tumors. However, seminoma can arise outside of the [[testicle]], most often within the [[anterior mediastinum]], e.g. anterior mediastinal germ cell tumor.<ref name=introductiontotesticularseminoma1>Testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016</ref>
 
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Seminoma is the most common testicular tumor and accounts for approximately 45% of all primary testicular tumors. However, seminoma can arise outside of the testicle, most often within the anterior mediastinum, e.g. anterior mediastinal germ cell tumor.[1]

References

  1. Testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016

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