Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a blood-based method that may help detect germ cell tumors, the most common type of ...

August Weismann's germ plasm theory of the late 19th century posited that only germ cells, e.g., sperm and egg cells in animals or pollen and ovule cells in plants, transmit genetic information to the ...

Can fragments of tumor DNA in the blood predict whether chemotherapy will be effective? Researchers at the Princess Máxima Center investigated this question together with experts from Italy and ...

Serum tumor markers (STMs), including alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), are currently used in management of patients with germ cell tumors (GCTs). STMs in a substantial ...

Mayo Clinic researchers developed GCT-iSIGN, a blood test that detects germ cell tumors with 93% accuracy, including cases ...

A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of left scrotal enlargement. Physical examination revealed no elevation in the bilateral renal or suprapubic regions. The bladder was ...

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 of ...

A 10-year-old boy successfully treated for a massive germ cell tumour at Rainbow Children’s Hospital in Chennai.

CHENNAI: The doctors at Rainbow Children’s Hospital saved the life of a 10-year-old boy by removing a rare almost 1kg ...