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Main treatments available for primary CNS GCT
| Germ Cell Tumors (GCT) | Treatment Options | ||
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| Germinomas | Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, GKRS | ||
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| Non-germinomatous GCT | |||
| teratomas | |||
| mature | Surgical resection | ||
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| immature | Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical resection, GKRS, hematopoietic stem cell rescue | ||
| embryonal carcinomas | |||
| choriocarcinomas | |||
| yolk sac tumors | |||
GKRS= Gamma knife radiosurgery
