Seminoma

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germ cell neoplasm

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  • The primary treatment of stage II seminoma is surgical removal of the cancer with orchiectomy followed by adjuvant therapy to prevent cancer recurrence.
  • Seminoma is a histologic subtype of GCTs, which are discussed separately as nonseminomas in Germ Cell Tumors.
  • [1] Seminoma is a radio-sensitive tumour, and the standard treatment for stage I seminoma is orchidectomy followed by infradiaphragmatic lymph node irradiation.
  • Seminoma is a radio-sensitive tumour, and the standard treatment for stage 1 seminoma is orchidectomy followed by infradiaphragmatic lymph node irradiation.
  • The differential diagnosis of mediastinal seminoma is broad and may include a lymphoproliferative disorder, thymoma, metastatic lung carcinoma or a granulomatous inflammatory process.

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