A CASE OF PRIMARY EXTRAGONADAL GERM CELL TUMOR

Except metastatic lesions, germ cell tumor is rarely found outside genital glands. A 26-years-old male presented with right lower abdominal dull pain. Physical examination revealed a right lower abdominal tumor and a mass in the left supraclavicular fossa. A needle biopsy of the supraclavicular mass...

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Published inNippon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi Vol. 75; no. 10; pp. 1665 - 1669
Main Authors Onishi, Shuhei, Nishimoto, Kazuhiko, Ueda, Haruhiko, Noda, Haruo, Okada, Shigeki, Matsuse, Kotaro, Takasaki, Noboru, Kaneda, Kunihiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan THE JAPANESE UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 01.10.1984
Subjects
Adult
Humans
Male
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - diagnostic imaging
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - pathology
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Except metastatic lesions, germ cell tumor is rarely found outside genital glands. A 26-years-old male presented with right lower abdominal dull pain. Physical examination revealed a right lower abdominal tumor and a mass in the left supraclavicular fossa. A needle biopsy of the supraclavicular mass showed embryonal carcinoma with choriocarcinoma. However, there was no malignant finding including burned-out testicular tumor in serial sections of the bilateral testes. Based on pyelography, CT scan and angiography, it was suggested that the germ cell tumor had primarily developed in the retroperitoneal region. Concept and treatment of the extragonadal germ cell tumor are discussed.
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ISSN:0021-5287
1884-7110
DOI:10.5980/jpnjurol1928.75.10_1665