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Growing teratoma syndrome

H B Tongaonkar1, V H Deshmane, A V Dalal

  • 1Department of Urooncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.

Journal of Surgical Oncology
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Growing teratoma syndrome involves enlarging masses during chemotherapy for nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Surgical excision of these mature teratomas can lead to disease-free survival.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Surgical Pathology

Background:

  • Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare complication in patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT).
  • It is characterized by enlarging metastatic masses, specifically mature teratomas, despite ongoing chemotherapy.
  • These masses often occur in the retroperitoneum.