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Abstract
A highly malignant, primitive form of carcinoma, probably of germinal cell or teratomatous derivation, usually arising in a gonad and rarely in other sites. It is rare in the female ovary, but in the male it accounts for 20% of all testicular tumors. (From Dorland, 27th ed & Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1595)
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- Carcinoma, Embryonal
- Carcinomas, Embryonal
- Embryonal Carcinomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with OVARIAN NEOPLASMS or TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS & appropriate check tags
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- Carcinoma (1986-1993)
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal (1985-1993)
- Tumor Cells, Cultured (1987-1993)
- Tumor Stem Cells (1985-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Embryonal Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018236. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018236
- Embryonal Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryonal_carcinoma
- Embryonal Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451877