THE GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME

被引:8
作者
BASHEDA, SG [1 ]
GEPHARDT, G [1 ]
MEEKER, DP [1 ]
机构
[1] CLEVELAND CLIN EDUC FDN,DEPT PATHOL,DEPT PULM DIS,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
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10.1378/chest.100.1.259
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
A 26-year-old man presented with multiple pulmonary nodules and a left testicular mass. Combination chemotherapy for a malignant, mixed germ cell testicular tumor resulted in shrinkage of the pulmonary nodules and normalization of the tumor markers (beta-HCG, LDH and AFP). Subsequent surgical excision performed for enlargement of the pulmonary nodules revealed mature teratomas, diagnostic of the GTS.
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