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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from an untreated congenital undescended testicle
Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Mounsif Azizi, Department
of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Office 3155,
Tampa, FL 33612 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2018, 25(5), 9530-9533.
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A 26-year-old male with a personal history of schizophrenia initially presented with a 13 cm pelvic mass corresponding to a cryptorchidic testis. The patient was treated with primary and second-line chemotherapy for metastatic germ-cell tumor followed by surgical consolidation. Final pathology revealed a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) mixed with mature teratoma. Despite multidisciplinary management, significant patient noncompliance led to inadequate follow up and treatment delays ultimately resulting in death. To our knowledge, this is the only reported case of teratoma with malignant transformation arising from an untreated congenital undescended testicle.Keywords
cryptorchidism, testicular neoplasms, teratoma, immature
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Azizi, M., Peyton, C.C., Spiess, P.E. (2018). Primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from an untreated congenital undescended testicle. Canadian Journal of Urology, 25(5), 9530–9533.
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Azizi M, Peyton CC, Spiess PE. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from an untreated congenital undescended testicle. Can J Urology. 2018;25(5):9530–9533.
IEEE Style
M. Azizi, C.C. Peyton, and P.E. Spiess, “Primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from an untreated congenital undescended testicle,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 9530–9533, 2018.
Copyright © 2018 The Canadian Journal of Urology.
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