Open AccessThe growing teratoma syndrome: Current review of the literature
Author(s) -
Vladislav Gorbatiy,
Philippe E. Spiess,
Louis L. Pisters
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.52910
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , germ cell tumors , teratoma , chemotherapy , intensive care medicine , pathology , paleontology , biology
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare condition among patients with non-seminomatous germ cell tumors who present with enlarging metastatic masses during appropriate systemic chemotherapy and in the context of normalized serum markers. This article reviews the current pertinent scientific literature on the diagnosis and management of GTS.