Rare Presentation of Metastatic Cystic Trophoblastic Tumor in a Patient Without Prior Chemotherapy

Rare Presentation of Metastatic Cystic Trophoblastic Tumor in a Patient Without Prior Chemotherapy

Cystic trophoblastic tumor (CTT) is a rare testicular germ cell tumor (GCT) predominantly seen in post-chemotherapy patients. It is prognostically similar to teratoma and requires no additional chemotherapy in the absence of a nonteratomatous GCT component. We report a case of metastatic CTT in a pa...

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Main Authors: Michael L. Wang, Jonathan B. McHugh, Alon Z. Weizer, Todd M. Morgan, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Andrew P. Sciallis, Amir Lagstein, Daniel E. Spratt, Rohit Mehra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Testicular germ cell tumor
Cystic trophoblastic tumor
Choriocarcinoma
SALL4
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442017300852

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