Extragonadal germ cell tumors in Japan
โ Scribed by Hiromichi Ebi; Masanobu Nakata; Makoto Tahara; Tadahiko Igarashi; Kenji Kawada; Kuniaki Itoh; Ryuzo Ueda; Hironobu Minami
- Book ID
- 108582236
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1347-9032
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Germ cell neoplasms are uncommon. Most are of gonadal origin with only a small proportion developing in extragonadal sites. Recently we saw primary mediastinal germinomas in brothers.
Eight patients with mediastinal or retroperitoneal germ cell tumors who had undergone testicular biopsy or orchiectomy were retrospectively analyzed for primary testicular abnormalities, subfertility, and abnormal sex hormone levels. Testicular tissue was abnormal in all patients, revealing peritubu