Giant testicular mixed germ cell tumour in an elderly patient: A case report.

Autor: Tariqi R; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., El Aboudi A; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Boughaleb A; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Boualaoui I; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Ibrahimi A; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., El Sayegh H; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Nouini Y; Department of Urologic Surgery 'A' Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.; Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Urology case reports [Urol Case Rep] 2024 May 22; Vol. 55, pp. 102760. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102760
Abstrakt: Although germ cell tumours can appear in childhood, they are most common around the age of 30. These tumours are highly responsive to chemotherapy, and even cases of relapse have relatively high cure rates. There is limited literature on patients diagnosed after the age of 50, and no specific trials have been carried out in this context. These patients, considered 'elderly', are treated with the same cisplatin-containing combinations as younger patients, despite the higher toxicity. This report presents an observation of a giant testicular mixed germ cell tumour discovered in a 75-year-old patient.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE