Abstract
Most germ cell tumors arise from the testicles and often are self-diagnosed. Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and vary greatly in their clinical presentations. This case report describes a 24-year-old man with an unusual presentation for an extragonadal germ cell tumor.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 35-37 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Biomarkers, Tumor/blood
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Humans
- Incidental Findings
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Mediastinal Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/diagnosis
- Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
- alpha-Fetoproteins/analysis