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Retroperitoneal seminoma with ‘burned out’ phenomenon in the testis
Author(s) -
PERIMENIS PETROS,
ATHANASOPOULOS ANASTASIOS,
GERAGHTY JOHN,
MACDONAGH RU
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00987.x
Subject(s) - medicine , seminoma , germ cell tumors , germ cell , radiation therapy , adjuvant radiotherapy , adjuvant chemotherapy , neoplasm , chemotherapy , pathology , radiology , cancer , biochemistry , breast cancer , gene , chemistry
The rare ‘burned out’ phenomenon in germ cell tumors is known as the presence of an extragonadal germ cell tumor without traces of neoplasm in the testis. This condition is different and less common from the primary extragonadal germ cell malignancies. These malignancies are treated surgically with or without adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy and their prognosis is better than that of other types of primary extragonadal tumors.