TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis 9 years after a germ cell tumor of the pineal gland
T2 - case report and review of the literature.
AU - Rothman, Jason
AU - Greenberg, Richard E.
AU - Jaffe, William I.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Extragonadal germ cell tumors are extremely rare and account for only 3%-5% of all germ cell tumors. These tumors are rarely associated with metachronous primary testicular germ cell tumors. We report the fourth case of a primary germ cell tumor occurring after the treatment of a primary CNS germ cell tumor in a 27 year-old male with embryonal cell carcinoma of the testicle 9 years after the treatment of a germ cell tumor of the pineal gland. This represents the first case of a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor of the testicle after a CNS germ cell tumor. This case illustrates the importance of long term follow-up and self-examination in patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors.
AB - Extragonadal germ cell tumors are extremely rare and account for only 3%-5% of all germ cell tumors. These tumors are rarely associated with metachronous primary testicular germ cell tumors. We report the fourth case of a primary germ cell tumor occurring after the treatment of a primary CNS germ cell tumor in a 27 year-old male with embryonal cell carcinoma of the testicle 9 years after the treatment of a germ cell tumor of the pineal gland. This represents the first case of a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor of the testicle after a CNS germ cell tumor. This case illustrates the importance of long term follow-up and self-examination in patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors.
KW - Adult
KW - Brain Neoplasms/pathology
KW - Carcinoma, Embryonal/pathology
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
KW - Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/pathology
KW - Neoplasms, Second Primary/pathology
KW - Pineal Gland
KW - Testicular Neoplasms/pathology
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M3 - Article
C2 - 18570724
SN - 1195-9479
VL - 15
SP - 4122
EP - 4124
JO - Canadian Journal of Urology
JF - Canadian Journal of Urology
IS - 3
ER -
