Rodriguez E, Melamed J, Reuter V, Chaganti R S
Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1995 Jul 1;82(1):62-6. doi: 10.1016/0165-4608(95)00067-y.
We analyzed 3 cases of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs), comprising 1 dysgerminoma and 2 immature teratomas, by banded chromosome analysis and by in situ hybridization (ISH) using a chromosome 12p painting probe. We found evidence of 12p abnormalities in two of them. A possible common genetic pathway of origin of a subset of MOGCTs with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) is discussed.