Rare presentation of growing teratoma syndrome in patient with remote history of testicular cancer resection
| Autor: | John Patrick Walker, Dylan Warfield, Camilo Velasquez Mejia, Blessie Nelson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty AcademicSubjects/MED00910 Case Report NSGCT Malignancy Metastasis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Retroperitoneal space jscrep/0170 germ cell tumors teratoma Testicular cancer business.industry medicine.disease Abdominal mass testicular cancer 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis GTS Surgery Radiology Germ cell tumors Teratoma medicine.symptom Ovarian cancer business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2042-8812 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jscr/rjaa600 |
| Popis: | Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is documented in literature to be a rare complication of non-seminomatous germ cell tumors that arises following chemotherapeutic treatment. Though represented through multiple case reports, the condition is rare that it evades observation and diagnosis, leading to complications secondary to metastasis and unchecked growth. GTS is identified via incidental finding on imaging (e.g. CT) or due to complications involving mass obstruction. Due to the potential severity of undiagnosed malignancy, it is important to effectively diagnose GTS in those presenting with non-specific symptoms and a history of testicular/ovarian cancer. It is also necessary to develop a method on how to monitor those considered to be at increased risk for developing such a condition. Here, we present a case of a middle-aged male who presented with complaints of a left lower quadrant abdominal mass and incidental finding of right retroperitoneal lesion, consistent with GTS. |
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