Which of the following is not true about testicular tumor?
Correct Answer: About 95% are embryonal tumors
Description: About 95% of testicular tumours are Germ cell tumours. Embryonal carcinoma is a type of non seminomatous germ cell tumour. Pure embryonal carcinoma constitutes 30% of germ cell tumours but areas of embryonal carcinoma are present in about 40% of germ cell tumours. Teratomas spreads mainly through blood ( to lungs, liver, brain etc) , less commonly through lymphatics.Lymphatic spread occurs to retroperitoneal, para-aoic, mediastinal and left supraclavicular nodes.Reference : page 1083 SRB's manual of surgery 5th edition and page 708 textbook of pathology Harshmohan 6th edition
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