THE MALIGNANT POTENTIAL OF POSTCHEMOTHERAPY RESIDUAL MATURE TERATOMA FOR DISSEMINATED NONSEMINOMATOUS TESTICULAR-TUMORS

Authors
NATIV O SHAJRAWI I LEIBOVITCH I MOSKOVITZ B
Citation
O. Nativ et al., THE MALIGNANT POTENTIAL OF POSTCHEMOTHERAPY RESIDUAL MATURE TERATOMA FOR DISSEMINATED NONSEMINOMATOUS TESTICULAR-TUMORS, European urology, 26(3), 1994, pp. 216-218
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
European urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03022838
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
216 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-2838(1994)26:3<216:TMPOPR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Flow cytometric nuclear DNA ploidy analysis was used to study 7 paraff in-embedded tissue blocks from 3 patients with postchemotherapy residu al mature teratomas. All specimens contained abnormal DNA and were cla ssified as DNA aneuploid. These findings indicate that despite the ben ign appearance of postchemotherapy mature teratomas, these lesions are susceptible to resume malignant behavior. Therefore, complete surgica l removal is recommended.