Incidence and Survival Rates for Female Malignant Germ Cell Tumors

2006376 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Harriet O. Smith · University of New Mexico

Marianne Berwick

Claire F. Verschraegen · The Cancer Treatment Center

Charles L. Wiggins · National Cancer Registry

Letitia Lansing

Carolyn Y. Muller

Clifford Qualls

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, germ cell tumor incidence rates have declined in women and differ from rising trends reported for testicular tumors. Survival rates have improved but were lower for older women and for nondysgerminoma subtypes.

Topics & Keywords

Testicular diseases and treatments Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 107, Issue 5, pp. 1075-1085

DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000216004.22588.ce

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