We report the case of a 17-year-old adolescent presenting with a large pineal region mass initially interpreted as a ruptured ...

What is mediastinal seminoma? What this rare chest cancer means and how treatment works with high survival rates.

Swelling of the face, neck or upper chest if major veins are compressed (superior vena cava syndrome) The tumor causes ...

A large Nordic study has provided new evidence on the role of high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with autologous stem-cell support in men with germ cell cancer, a rare but usually highly curable form of ...

Diagnosing a germ cell tumor (GCT) – the most common form of testicular cancer in young men – is a mostly straightforward business, says urologic pathologist Ezra Baraban, M.D. “These tumors are ...

In the fight against cancer, an important field of research is the search for safe alternatives to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These treatments attack both cancer cells and healthy cells, exposing ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

CD45 + C1q + CCR8+ cells may serve as a biomarker for kidney disease severity and progression risk, reflecting inflammation and fibrosis. Elevated levels of these cells correlate with serum creatinine ...

Although pediatric cancer is rare, it is the leading cause of death by disease in children, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Over 16,000 children in the United States are ...

Background: Primary central nervous system (CNS) germ cell tumors (GCTs) are common neoplasms in the CNS of pediatric and adolescent patients. This study aimed to identify prognostic factors ...