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Cervical Germ Cell Tumor

MedGen UID:
1793126
•Concept ID:
C5556685
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rare germ cell tumor that arises from the cervix. Examples include mature cystic teratoma, yolk sac tumor, and choriocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCervical Germ Cell Tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Updated diagnostic criteria and nomenclature for neurofibromatosis type 2 and schwannomatosis: An international consensus recommendation.
Plotkin SR, Messiaen L, Legius E, Pancza P, Avery RA, Blakeley JO, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Ferner R, Fisher MJ, Friedman JM, Giovannini M, Gutmann DH, Hanemann CO, Kalamarides M, Kehrer-Sawatzki H, Korf BR, Mautner VF, MacCollin M, Papi L, Rauen KA, Riccardi V, Schorry E, Smith MJ, Stemmer-Rachamimov A, Stevenson DA, Ullrich NJ, Viskochil D, Wimmer K, Yohay K; International Consensus Group on Neurofibromatosis Diagnostic Criteria (I-NF-DC), Huson SM, Wolkenstein P, Evans DG
Genet Med 2022 Sep;24(9):1967-1977. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.05.007. PMID: 35674741
Thyroid cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up†.
Filetti S, Durante C, Hartl D, Leboulleux S, Locati LD, Newbold K, Papotti MG, Berruti A; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1856-1883. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz400. PMID: 31549998
Uveal melanoma: From diagnosis to treatment and the science in between.
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Paraganglioma of the Head and Neck: A Review.
Sandow L, Thawani R, Kim MS, Heinrich MC
Endocr Pract 2023 Feb;29(2):141-147. Epub 2022 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.002. PMID: 36252779Free PMC Article
Paragangliomas of the head and neck.
Valero C, Ganly I
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):897-903. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1111/jop.13286. PMID: 35178777
Surgical Management of Cervical Non-seminomatous Germ Cell Tumor Metastases.
Nwosu OI, Jones AJ, Alwani M, Einhorn LH, Moore MG, Mantravadi AV
Laryngoscope 2021 Jul;131(7):1528-1534. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/lary.29364. PMID: 33421136
Congenital Neck Masses.
Quintanilla-Dieck L, Penn EB Jr
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):769-785. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.012. PMID: 30396417
Pediatric germ cell tumors.
Rescorla FJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2012 Feb;21(1):51-60. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2011.10.005. PMID: 22248970

Diagnosis

Paragangliomas of the head and neck.
Valero C, Ganly I
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):897-903. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1111/jop.13286. PMID: 35178777
Scary black nodes.
Bharti JN, Soudamini AB, Kaushal D
Diagn Cytopathol 2021 Aug;49(8):E286-E290. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1002/dc.24711. PMID: 33555660
Congenital Neck Masses.
Quintanilla-Dieck L, Penn EB Jr
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):769-785. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.012. PMID: 30396417
Chondrosarcomas of the head and neck.
Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Triantafyllou A, Hunt JL, Fernández-Miranda JC, Strojan P, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Ferlito A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Oct;271(10):2601-9. Epub 2013 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2807-3. PMID: 24213203
Bilateral paraganglioma.
Trivedi RY, Leong SC
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Nov 9;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-01-2012-5639. PMID: 23144338Free PMC Article

Therapy

LIBRETTO-531: a phase III study of selpercatinib in multikinase inhibitor-naïve RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer.
Wirth LJ, Brose MS, Elisei R, Capdevila J, Hoff AO, Hu MI, Tahara M, Robinson B, Gao M, Xia M, Maeda P, Sherman E
Future Oncol 2022 Sep;18(28):3143-3150. Epub 2022 Aug 15 doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0657. PMID: 35969032Free PMC Article
Phase I study of adjuvant immunotherapy with autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in locally advanced cervical cancer.
Huang H, Nie CP, Liu XF, Song B, Yue JH, Xu JX, He J, Li K, Feng YL, Wan T, Zheng M, Zhang YN, Ye WJ, Li JD, Li YF, Li JY, Cao XP, Liu ZM, Zhang XS, Liu Q, Zhang X, Liu JH, Li J
J Clin Invest 2022 Aug 1;132(15) doi: 10.1172/JCI157726. PMID: 35727633Free PMC Article
Personalized response-directed surgery and adjuvant therapy after neoadjuvant ipilimumab and nivolumab in high-risk stage III melanoma: the PRADO trial.
Reijers ILM, Menzies AM, van Akkooi ACJ, Versluis JM, van den Heuvel NMJ, Saw RPM, Pennington TE, Kapiteijn E, van der Veldt AAM, Suijkerbuijk KPM, Hospers GAP, Rozeman EA, Klop WMC, van Houdt WJ, Sikorska K, van der Hage JA, Grünhagen DJ, Wouters MW, Witkamp AJ, Zuur CL, Lijnsvelt JM, Torres Acosta A, Grijpink-Ongering LG, Gonzalez M, Jóźwiak K, Bierman C, Shannon KF, Ch'ng S, Colebatch AJ, Spillane AJ, Haanen JBAG, Rawson RV, van de Wiel BA, van de Poll-Franse LV, Scolyer RA, Boekhout AH, Long GV, Blank CU
Nat Med 2022 Jun;28(6):1178-1188. Epub 2022 Jun 5 doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01851-x. PMID: 35661157
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: a systematic review of the literature.
Tempfer CB, Tischoff I, Dogan A, Hilal Z, Schultheis B, Kern P, Rezniczek GA
BMC Cancer 2018 May 4;18(1):530. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4447-x. PMID: 29728073Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology of cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury.
Ozkok A, Edelstein CL
Biomed Res Int 2014;2014:967826. Epub 2014 Aug 6 doi: 10.1155/2014/967826. PMID: 25165721Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Classification and Staging of Melanoma in the Head and Neck.
Bunnell AM, Nedrud SM, Fernandes RP
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 May;34(2):221-234. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.12.001. PMID: 35491079
Management of Head and Neck Mucosal Melanoma.
Nenclares P, Harrington KJ
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 May;34(2):299-314. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.11.008. PMID: 35400572
Congenital Neck Masses.
Quintanilla-Dieck L, Penn EB Jr
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):769-785. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.012. PMID: 30396417
Chondrosarcomas of the head and neck.
Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Triantafyllou A, Hunt JL, Fernández-Miranda JC, Strojan P, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Ferlito A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Oct;271(10):2601-9. Epub 2013 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2807-3. PMID: 24213203
Aesthesioneuroblastoma.
Koka VN, Julieron M, Bourhis J, Janot F, Le Ridant AM, Marandas P, Luboinski B, Schwaab G
J Laryngol Otol 1998 Jul;112(7):628-33. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100141295. PMID: 9775291

Clinical prediction guides

Paraganglioma of the Head and Neck: A Review.
Sandow L, Thawani R, Kim MS, Heinrich MC
Endocr Pract 2023 Feb;29(2):141-147. Epub 2022 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.002. PMID: 36252779Free PMC Article
Classification and Staging of Melanoma in the Head and Neck.
Bunnell AM, Nedrud SM, Fernandes RP
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 May;34(2):221-234. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.12.001. PMID: 35491079
Paragangliomas of the head and neck.
Valero C, Ganly I
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):897-903. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1111/jop.13286. PMID: 35178777
GATA3: a multispecific but potentially useful marker in surgical pathology: a systematic analysis of 2500 epithelial and nonepithelial tumors.
Miettinen M, McCue PA, Sarlomo-Rikala M, Rys J, Czapiewski P, Wazny K, Langfort R, Waloszczyk P, Biernat W, Lasota J, Wang Z
Am J Surg Pathol 2014 Jan;38(1):13-22. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182a0218f. PMID: 24145643Free PMC Article
Hearing preservation: microsurgery.
Kari E, Friedman RA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Oct;20(5):358-66. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283579673. PMID: 22929113

Recent systematic reviews

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Agosti E, Zeppieri M, De Maria L, Tedeschi C, Fontanella MM, Panciani PP, Ius T
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Endometriosis and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kvaskoff M, Mahamat-Saleh Y, Farland LV, Shigesi N, Terry KL, Harris HR, Roman H, Becker CM, As-Sanie S, Zondervan KT, Horne AW, Missmer SA
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Feb 19;27(2):393-420. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa045. PMID: 33202017
Association Between Marijuana Use and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ghasemiesfe M, Barrow B, Leonard S, Keyhani S, Korenstein D
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Nov 1;2(11):e1916318. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.16318. PMID: 31774524Free PMC Article
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: a systematic review of the literature.
Tempfer CB, Tischoff I, Dogan A, Hilal Z, Schultheis B, Kern P, Rezniczek GA
BMC Cancer 2018 May 4;18(1):530. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4447-x. PMID: 29728073Free PMC Article
Vestibular schwannoma and cell-phones. Results, limits and perspectives of clinical studies.
Mornet E, Kania R, Sauvaget E, Herman P, Tran Ba Huy P
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Nov;130(5):275-82. Epub 2013 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.05.005. PMID: 23725662

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