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Developmental arrest of germ cells in the pathogenesis of germ cell neoplasia
1 Jan 1998
Abstract excerpt
Clinical observations and epidemiological evidence suggest that important aetiopathological events that cause neoplastic transformation of the male germ cell may occur in fetal life or early infancy. The incidence of germ cell neoplasia is high in individuals with various disorders of gonadal development and sexual differentiation, such as gonadal dysgenesis or androgen insensitivity syndrome. Increased risk has...
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