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Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
Effective salvage therapy for children with recurrent extragonadal ... Nov 23, 2005
Nature.com (subscription), Br J Cancer 93: 412–417 Article. Data on the therapeutic options for children with recurrent extragonadal germ-cell tumors (GCTs) are scarce. ...
Tumor originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of inflammation. However, the term is now primarily used to denote abnormal growth of tissue. This growth can be either malignant or benign.
Malignant tumors are called cancer. Cancer has the potential to invade and destroy neighboring tissues and create metastases. Benign tumors do not invade neighboring tissues and do not seed metastases, but may locally grow to great size. They usually do not return after surgical removal.
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