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Association of Klinefelter syndrome and abdominal teratoma: a case report
P Czauderna1, C Stoba, B Wysocka
1Clinic of Pediatric Surgery and the Department of Biology and Genetics of the Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|June 2, 1998
Abstract:
Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare. The association with Klinefelter syndrome has become observed recently. A case of an 11-month-old infant with Klinefelter syndrome and a retroperitoneal mature teratoma is presented. In the tumor and lymphocytes, a 47,XXY karyotype was found. The association of Klinefelter syndrome with germ cell tumors and its possible explanations are discussed.