| AFP | Alpha Fetoprotein |
| CIS | Carcinoma In Situ |
| CNV | copy number variations |
| DSD | Disorders of Sex Development |
| EC | embryonal carcinoma |
| (F)ISH | (Fluorescent) In Situ Hybridization |
| GB | Gonadoblastoma |
| GBY | Gonadoblastoma on the Y chromosome |
| GCNIS | Germ cell neoplasia in situ |
| GCTs | Germ Cell Tumors |
| GGCC | gonadal germ cell cancer |
| GWAS | Genome wide association studies |
| hCG | human ChorioGonadotropin |
| IGCNU | Intratubular Germ Cell Neoplasia, Unclassified |
| PLAP | Placental like alkaline phosphatase |
| SE | seminoma |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| TE | teratoma |
| TSPY | Testis specific protein on the Y chromosome |
| TIN | Testicular Intratubular Neoplasia |
| YST | yolk sac tumor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |