A Case of Growing Teratoma Syndrome

Residual masses are a common finding after chemotherapy for metastases from nonseminomatous germ cell tumours of the testes. The prognosis of these patients with resected teratoma following successful cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy generally has been assumed to be good. Herein we reported...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology 1997, Vol.31 (2), p.217-219
Hauptverfasser:	Adsan, Öztu, Çetinkaya, Mesut, Beyribey, Selahattin, Öztürk, Bülent, Akin, Ömer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Combined Modality Therapy Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Neoplasm, Residual - diagnostic imaging Neoplasm, Residual - therapy Reoperation Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - secondary Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - therapy syndrome teratoma Teratoma - diagnostic imaging Teratoma - secondary Teratoma - therapy testicular neoplasms Testicular Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Testicular Neoplasms - therapy therapy Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Residual masses are a common finding after chemotherapy for metastases from nonseminomatous germ cell tumours of the testes. The prognosis of these patients with resected teratoma following successful cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy generally has been assumed to be good. Herein we reported an unusual teratoma case named 'growing teratoma syndrome' by Logothetis et al. This patient was treated with multiple operations.
ISSN:	0036-5599 1651-2065
DOI:	10.3109/00365599709070336