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Replaced content with "''In an earlier version of this topic, I’d mistakenly believed that the topic name referred to ovarian sex cord-stromal tumours. Now, I’m sure that it actually refers to ovarian germ cell tumours (as the topics are identical for German and Hungarian program and the German and Hungarian names for this topic is literally “germ cell tumours”). Not sure how I made that mistake. I’ll leave the sex cord-stromal tumour topic below, but it shouldn’t be necessary..."

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Created page with "== Ovarian germ cell tumours == Ovarian germ cell tumours are those ovarian tumour which originate from primordial germ cells in the ovary. These can develop into foetus-like structures, placenta-like structures, extraembryonal structures, or grow completely undifferentially. It’s a heterogenous group of tumours with many different types with different characteristics. Germ cell tumours account for < 3% of ovarian cancers. They mostly affect younger women, rarely affe..."