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The Growing Teratoma Syndrome
Author(s) -
JEFFERY G. M.,
THEAKER J. M.,
LEE A. H. S.,
BLAQUIERE R. M.,
SMART C. J.,
MEAD G. M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1991.tb15109.x
Subject(s) - teratoma , medicine , pathology
Summary— Thirteen patients with metastatic non‐seminomatous germ cell tumours and enlarging metastases consisting of teratoma differentiated only were identified. Patients were managed with surgical resection soon after the growing lesions were documented. Surgical morbidity was minimal and 12 patients are alive (10 are disease‐free) at a median follow‐up of 28 months.