title: [Primary extragonadal germ cell tumors].
abstract: Extragonadal germ cell tumors (ECT) account for only 2-5% of all germ cell neoplasms in adults. These tumors in part biologically distinct from their testicular counterparts and have distinct clinical features. The author presents a review of articles in the literature about hematologic neoplasia associated with mediastinal germ cell tumors. These hematologic neoplasms are not related to therapy. The optimal management ECT continues to be defined.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lalowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Nowotwory pochodzenia zarodkowego o pierwotnie pozagonadalnym umiejscowieniu.