[Extragonadal tumors. Considerations on extragonadal germinal tumors and a description of 1 case]

Germinal tumours compose about 1-2% of all human neoplasms. The most common histotypes appear to be seminoma and teratocarcinoma. These are the most frequent neoplasms in 15 to 35 years old males. Up until 15 years ago, the prognosis of these tumours was almost always poor. New combined chemo-radiotherapy approaches permit prolonged survival or a cure in most cases. We describe the case of a patient who benefitted from these new therapeutic protocols. A review of these new treatments is also presented.