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The treatment of extragonadal seminoma.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1984
Primary extragonadal seminoma (EGS) is a rare tumor of young adults that often presents with bulky primary tumors and metastatic disease. Long-term survival is inadequate with conventional therapy consisting of radiotherapy with or without surgery. The charts of 21 patients with EGS treated initially either with conventional therapy (group I) or with ...
K K, Jain, G J, Bosl, M S, Bains, W F, Whitmore, R B, Golbey   +4 more
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Extragonadal Germ-Cell Tumors

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1982
Excerpt To the editor: The article by Hainsworth and associates (1) was an outstanding example of continued progress in medical oncology.
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Extragonadal Tumor and Testicular Microlithiasis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2011
To the Editor: The recent case report on an extragonadal tumor and testicular microlithiasis1 is commendable for presenting an interesting case with important clinical ramifications. Unfortunately, it includes several misleading or erroneous statements about the appearance of regressed testicular tumors and about the clinical importance of testicular ...
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Adult Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2010
The purpose of this article is to describe the key imaging features of primary and metastatic extragonadal germ cell tumors in adults.Extragonadal germ cell tumors primarily affect men during the third and fourth decades of life. Their imaging characteristics are nonspecific, and extragonadal germ cell tumors should always be included in the ...
Atul B, Shinagare, Jyothi P, Jagannathan, Nikhil H, Ramaiya, Matthew N, Hall, Annick D, Van den Abbeele   +4 more
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Mediastinal extragonadal germ cell tumors

Urology, 1978
Mediastinal germ cell tumors are a rare primary malignancy. An overview of the presenting clinical symptoms, radiographic appearance, patterns of extention and metastasis, and autopsy findings are presented. The difficulty in totally excluding an occult gonadal primary lesion in noted. The theories of the genesis of these tumors are briefly reviewed.
J, Recondo, H I, Libshitz
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Extragonadal sacrococcygeal seminoma —A case report—

The Japanese Journal of Surgery, 1990
We report herein, a rare case of a 32 year old man who presented with a massive sacrococcygeal tumor found by digital examination. A transrectal biopsy was performed, however, as massive anal bleeding occurred 1 day later, an abdominal perineal resection was carried out.
H, Iwagaki, S, Fuchimoto, S, Yunoki, Y, Higuchi, S, Akagi, K, Orita   +5 more
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Primary extragonadal retroperitoneal teratoma in an adult

The British Journal of Radiology, 2006
Primary retroperitoneal teratoma is a rare entity in adults. It has a distinctive imaging appearance. We describe a case of a 22-year-old patient who was referred to our hospital with the complaint of abdominal distension. Radiological work-up disclosed a retroperitoneal teratoma. Laparotomy with tumour resection was performed. Pathological examination
K, Taori, J, Rathod, A, Deshmukh, V Singh, Sheorain, R, Jawale, R, Sanyal, M, Bhagat, S, Jumle   +7 more
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Primary Extragonadal Germinoma of the Medulla Oblongata

International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 2011
Extragonadal germ cell tumors rarely arise from the brain stem. In this report, the authors present a rare case of germinoma developing in the medulla oblongata. A 31-year-old woman complained of intractable hiccups, hoarseness, and swallowing disturbance.
Shin-ichi, Nakatsuka, Akihiro, Tateishi, Teruaki, Nagano, Hayato, Kimura, Kazuya, Nakajo, Jun, Takahashi, Takuyu, Taki   +6 more
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Extragonadal Presentations of Germ Cell Tumours

British Journal of Urology, 1983
Summary— This study reviews our experience over the past 25 years with unusual presentations of germ cell tumours and emphasises the need to consider the diagnosis of germ cell malignancy in any male patient who presents under the age of 60 years with a retroperitoneal or mediastinal tumour reported to be an ...
A J, Munro, W, Duncan, J N, Webb
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[Extragonadal germ tumor].

Actas urologicas espanolas, 1999
Extragonadal primary tumors are uncommon and account for 3 to 5% of all germ cells neoplasias. Preferentially found in middle line structures, such tumors are frequently in an advanced stage when diagnosed. Differentiation between primary extragonadal tumors and metastasis of testicular primary tumors is essential, but may be difficult in many ...
E C, Carmona Campos, J, Alvarez Kindelán, J C, Regueiro López, R, Prieto Castro, F, Anglada Curado, A, Blanco Espinosa, M J, Requena Tapia   +6 more
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