Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis
Malignant transformation in testicular teratomas has been reported very rarely in the literature. Although testicular teratomas in childhood are regarded as benign neoplasms, these tumors, if left untreated until advanced ages, may present the risk of malignant transformation. We report a case of di...
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| author | Resit Dogan Koseoglu Bekir Suha Parlaktas Nurper Onuk Filiz Fikret Erdemir Nihat Uluocak Ozden Tulunay |
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| description | Malignant transformation in testicular teratomas has been reported very rarely in the literature. Although testicular teratomas in childhood are regarded as benign neoplasms, these tumors, if left untreated until advanced ages, may present the risk of malignant transformation. We report a case of differentiated adenocarcinoma originating from colonic glands in primary testicular teratoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f25ba14ac84450fa913b115014178142022-12-22T01:53:21ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2007-05-0123526526810.1016/S1607-551X(09)70408-5Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the TestisResit Dogan Koseoglu0Bekir Suha Parlaktas1Nurper Onuk Filiz2Fikret Erdemir3Nihat Uluocak4Ozden Tulunay5Department of Pathology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyMalignant transformation in testicular teratomas has been reported very rarely in the literature. Although testicular teratomas in childhood are regarded as benign neoplasms, these tumors, if left untreated until advanced ages, may present the risk of malignant transformation. We report a case of differentiated adenocarcinoma originating from colonic glands in primary testicular teratoma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09704085adenocarcinomamalignant transformationmature teratomatestis |
| spellingShingle | Resit Dogan Koseoglu Bekir Suha Parlaktas Nurper Onuk Filiz Fikret Erdemir Nihat Uluocak Ozden Tulunay Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences adenocarcinoma malignant transformation mature teratoma testis |
| title | Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis |
| title_full | Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis |
| title_fullStr | Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis |
| title_short | Adenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis |
| title_sort | adenocarcinoma originating from a mature teratoma of the testis |
| topic | adenocarcinoma malignant transformation mature teratoma testis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09704085 |
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