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Germ Cell Transplantation and Testis Tissue Xenografting in Mice
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Do retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumours exist?

Nahid Punjani1, Eric Winquist2, Nicholas Power1

  • 1Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON;

Canadian Urological Association Journal = Journal De L'Association Des Urologues Du Canada
|January 21, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Primary retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumors (GCTs) may not be a distinct disease. Findings suggest they could represent metastatic disease from an occult testicular primary, even after chemotherapy.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Urology

Background:

  • Extragonadal germ cell tumors (GCTs) can arise in midline structures.
  • Primary retroperitoneal extragonadal GCTs (RPGCTs) constitute a significant portion of these tumors, but their distinct disease status is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate clinicopathological findings in patients with presumed primary retroperitoneal extragonadal GCTs.
  • To determine if RPGCTs represent a unique disease entity or metastatic disease from an occult testicular primary.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 414 men treated for GCTs between 1980 and 2014.
  • Definition of primary RPGCT: pathologically diagnosed GCT with no testicular GCT evidence via physical exam or ultrasound.
  • Data extraction from electronic databases for patients with initial RPGCT diagnosis.

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Main Results:

  • 18 men with metastatic RPGCT were identified; 14 were analyzed.
  • All 14 patients received platinum-based chemotherapy.
  • Post-chemotherapy evaluations showed no pathologically normal testicular tissue in patients who underwent orchiectomy.

Conclusions:

  • Patients with RPGCT often present with advanced disease.
  • Findings support the hypothesis that RPGCTs may not be a unique disease but rather metastatic from an occult testicular primary.
  • Viable malignant germ cells may persist in the testes of presumed RPGCT patients post-chemotherapy.