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Staging in germ cell tumors

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Stage 1- completely resected tumor with negative margins and normal post op tumor markers)
Stage II- microscopic positive margins
Stage III- macroscopic disease or LN positive or positive peritoneal disease
Stage IV- distant Mets

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Histological classification of germ cell tumors

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Mature teratoma
Immature teratoma

Germinoma or Seminoma or dysgerminoma

Choriocarcinoma
Yolk sac tumor
Embryonal carcinoma

Mixed germ cell tumor

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Risk groups in malignant germ cell tumors

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Low risk- all stage 1
Standard risk 1- < 10 yo all stages, all sites
Standard risk II- > 10 yo, ovarian stage II-III, EG stage II and good risk testicular stage II-IV
Poor risk: > 10 ovarian stage IV, EG stage III-IV and poor risk testicular stage IV