Germ cell tumors aren’t always cancer, but they can be. Learn what causes them, what to look for, and how they’re treated.

An ovarian germ cell tumor is a growth in a woman's ovaries.Most of these tumors aren’t cancer.Instead, they are “benign” growths. Cancerous germ cell tumors are rare.

A nonseminomatous germ cell tumor is a type of testicular cancer that forms in cells that produce sperm. The outlook for people with these types of tumors is positive, especially if diagnosed in ...

Germ cell cancers most often start in young children and adolescents. But young adults also can get them. Testicular germ cell cancers are the most common form of cancer in young men ages 15 to 30.

Treatment and prognosis have not been well characterized in germ cell tumors (GCT) with a malignant nongerm cell component. Patients with a mediastinal tumor, neural or rhabdomyosarcomatous ...

Testicular germ cell tumors are on the rise in the US. The incidence among Hispanic men now surpasses that of non-Hispanic White men, who have historically had the highest incidence. The incidence ...

Germ cell cancer can develop in children and adults. Researchers don’t know exactly what causes germ cell cancers to form, but they have identified some risk factors. Germ cell tumors are ...

A teratoma is a rare type of germ cell tumor (GCT) containing different types of tissue, such as hair, bone, teeth, and muscle. They most commonly affect the ovaries, testicles, and tailbone but ...

A germ cell tumor is an “abnormal growth” that forms from germ cells, per Weill Cornell Medicine’s Brain and Spine Center. They are quite rare, but symptoms can include excessive thirst, ...

Doctors remain unsure as to why Pastuovic developed a germ cell tumor in his chest. “I wish we knew why these things happen,” Abdelsattar says.

25-year-old Alex Santos was diagnosed with a nonseminomatous germ cell tumor in 2022. It was one of his last wishes to marry his fiancé, Heather.