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Published on: November 7, 2011
Peripubertal Presentation of Metastatic Testicular Mixed, Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor
Kristen M Meier1, Anna Linton2, Cameron Baldes3
1Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.
Abstract:
Testicular tumors are relatively rare in children and those in prepubertal children tend to present with different histological types and behaviors than their postpubertal counterparts. The majority of these pre- and peripubertal testicular tumors tend to be benign and those that are malignant, tend to present at low stages, not generally requiring systemic treatment. Here we present a rare case of a peri-pubertal, mixed nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testes which was found to be widely metastatic at presentation, classifying as poor risk disease.

