Growing Teratoma Syndrome: A Rare Outcome [PDF]
Growing teratoma syndrome is a rare condition described in both testicular and ovarian cancer. We present a case of a 26-year-old male with known mixed germ cell tumor which exhibited new and progressive secondary lesions during imaging surveillance ...
João Rebelo +4 more
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Successful Multimodal Treatment of Intracranial Growing Teratoma Syndrome with Malignant Features [PDF]
Molecular analysis of the growing teratoma syndrome has not been extensively studied. Here, we report a 14-year-old boy with a growing mass during treatment for a mixed germ cell tumor of the pineal region.
Daiken Satake +20 more
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Growing Teratoma Syndrome in the Setting of Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is rare and can mimic disease recurrence in patients with a history of immature teratoma. Benign hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy found on staging and surveillance computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography ...
Adel Shahnam +6 more
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Growing Teratoma Syndrome—A Clinicoradiological Series [PDF]
Context Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare entity seen following chemotherapy for metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors, characterized by increase in size of the metastatic deposits, with normal serum tumor markers.
Sheena Prineethi +4 more
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Growing teratoma syndrome: Two case reports [PDF]
We present two cases of 10 and 27 years old girls with recurrence of immature teratoma after an incomplete surgical staging. In both cases, there were huge abdominopelvic masses despite decrease in tumor markers with chemotherapy.
Anju Shrestha +6 more
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Growing teratoma syndrome of the ovary: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare condition that arises secondary to malignant germ cell tumors. It is characterized by an enlarging abdominal mass during or after chemotherapy, normal tumor markers, and histopathological indications of mature ...
Jiaying Tao +3 more
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Primary immature teratoma in the liver with growing teratoma syndrome and gliomatosis peritonei: a rare case report [PDF]
Background Primary liver immature teratoma is extremely rare and only 4 cases have been reported, let alone with growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) and/or gliomatosis peritonei (GP).
RenMing Liu +3 more
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Endoscopic aqueductal membrane fenestration was effective for intractable hydrocephalus after removal of a nongerminomatous germ cell tumor exhibiting growing teratoma syndrome: a case report [PDF]
Background Primary central nervous system (CNS) germ cell tumors (GCTs) are rare neoplasms predominantly observed in the pediatric and young adult populations. A mixed GCT including immature teratoma exhibiting growing teratoma syndrome is presented. The
Sosho Kajiwara +5 more
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Growing teratoma syndrome in a chemotherapy naïve patient [PDF]
Growing Teratoma Syndrome (GTS) is an exceptionally rare condition primarily observed in patients diagnosed with malignant germ cell tumors. It is characterized by the development of enlarging masses during or following the completion of appropriate ...
Sarah Werner +6 more
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Surgical management of growing teratoma syndrome requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and total superior vena cava resection and reconstruction [PDF]
Background After chemotherapy, a small subset of mediastinal non-seminomatous germ cell tumors evolves into growing benign teratoma masses despite normalized tumor markers. This condition is termed the growing teratoma syndrome.
Elaine Liang +3 more
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