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Teratoma Generation in the Testis Capsule
Published on: November 7, 2011
[Testicular carcinoid tumor associated with teratoma: with regard to a case]
C Martínez Ballesteros1, L Del Portillo Sánchez, R Sánchez Yuste
1Servicio de Urología H. U. Puerta de Hierro, Madrid. rmedioba@yahoo.es
Actas Urologicas Espanolas
|June 11, 2008
Abstract:
We report a case of a carcinoid tumor originated in testicle associated with mature teratoma in a 31 years old male. Primary gonadal location of this tumor is unusual, moreover when associated with teratoma. Early diagnosis and treatment determine the prognostic of the patients affected of this neoplasm since the only curative potential treatment is surgery. Follow up must be extent for years due to the possibility of late relapse.
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