Growing Teratoma Syndrome
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare clinical entity, which presents with enlarging teratomas masses of the retroperitoneum or other locations, occurring during or after systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of nonseminomatous germ cell of the testis (NSGCT), with normalised tumour markers. A...
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| author | Anna Scavuzzo Zael Arturo Santana Ríos Nancy Reynoso Noverón Miguel Angel Jimenez Ríos |
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| description | Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare clinical entity, which presents with enlarging teratomas masses of the retroperitoneum or other locations, occurring during or after systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of nonseminomatous germ cell of the testis (NSGCT), with normalised tumour markers. Awareness of this syndrome is necessary in order to prevent unnecessary chemotherapy and allow optimal management. Prognosis is excellent after the excision of these tumors, but surgery has to be as complete as possible. Surgical resection of bulky GTS lesions is technically challenging; intraoperative complications may occur; that is, why the treatment must not be delayed. Our experience in the surgical management of these lesions is reviewed in the following work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e3645f689f04fd1aba0ff194645963c2025-02-03T01:06:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/139425139425Growing Teratoma SyndromeAnna Scavuzzo0Zael Arturo Santana Ríos1Nancy Reynoso Noverón2Miguel Angel Jimenez Ríos3Department of Urology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Avenida San Fernando 22, Colonia Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080 Mexico City, DF, MexicoDepartment of Urology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Avenida San Fernando 22, Colonia Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080 Mexico City, DF, MexicoDepartment of Urology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Avenida San Fernando 22, Colonia Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080 Mexico City, DF, MexicoDepartment of Urology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Avenida San Fernando 22, Colonia Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080 Mexico City, DF, MexicoGrowing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare clinical entity, which presents with enlarging teratomas masses of the retroperitoneum or other locations, occurring during or after systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of nonseminomatous germ cell of the testis (NSGCT), with normalised tumour markers. Awareness of this syndrome is necessary in order to prevent unnecessary chemotherapy and allow optimal management. Prognosis is excellent after the excision of these tumors, but surgery has to be as complete as possible. Surgical resection of bulky GTS lesions is technically challenging; intraoperative complications may occur; that is, why the treatment must not be delayed. Our experience in the surgical management of these lesions is reviewed in the following work.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/139425 |
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| title | Growing Teratoma Syndrome |
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