Growing Teratoma Syndrome After Treatment of a Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

Growing Teratoma Syndrome After Treatment of a Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

Growing teratoma syndrome is a rare condition among patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors who present with enlarging metastatic masses during appropriate systemic chemotherapy and normalized serum markers. Retroperitoneal residual masses are a common finding after chemotherapy for the nonse...

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Main Authors: W. Boukettaya, M. Hochlaf, Z. Boudagga, F. Ezzairi, I. Chabchoub, O. Gharbi, L. Ben Fatma, B. Sriha, M. Mokni, C.H. Kraim, S. Ben Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors
Chemotherapy
Residual masses
Mature teratoma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442013000107

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