Germinoma natural history

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Natural history

Malignant transformation of primordial germ cells that inappropriately migrated during development (either failing to migrate into or out of an area) are the originators of germinomas. There is no histologic differentiation whereas nongerminomatous germ cell tumors display a variety of differentiation.

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