"Carcinoma, Embryonal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D018236
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Embryonal- Carcinoma, Embryonal
- Carcinomas, Embryonal
- Embryonal Carcinoma
- Embryonal Carcinomas
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Embryonal" by people in Profiles.
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Iczkowski KA. Germ cell neoplasms of the testis: Update for 2022. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2023 Jan; 40(1):2-21.
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Bussard KM, Boulanger CA, Booth BW, Bruno RD, Smith GH. Reprogramming human cancer cells in the mouse mammary gland. Cancer Res. 2010 Aug 01; 70(15):6336-43.
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Cheville JC, Rao S, Iczkowski KA, Lohse CM, Pankratz VS. Cytokeratin expression in seminoma of the human testis. Am J Clin Pathol. 2000 Apr; 113(4):583-8.
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Lazar EL, Stolar CJ. Evaluation and management of pediatric solid ovarian tumors. Semin Pediatr Surg. 1998 02; 7(1):29-34.
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John E, Thakur ML, Wilder S, Alauddin MM, Epstein AL. Technetium-99m-labeled monoclonal antibodies: influence of technetium-99m binding sites. J Nucl Med. 1994 May; 35(5):876-81.
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Donoso LA, Shields JA, Felberg NT, Martyn LJ, Truex RC, D'Cruz CA. Intracranial malignancy in patients with bilateral retinoblastoma. Retina. 1981; 1(1):67-74.