LATE RELAPSE OF A NONSEMINOMATOUS GERM-CELL TUMOR FROM RESIDUAL MATURE TERATOMA

Authors
VANDENBRANDE J SCHRIJVERS D VROMAN P PROVE A VANSCHIL P BECQUART D VANMARCK E VANOOSTEROM AT
Citation
J. Vandenbrande et al., LATE RELAPSE OF A NONSEMINOMATOUS GERM-CELL TUMOR FROM RESIDUAL MATURE TERATOMA, Acta Clinica Belgica, 53(3), 1998, pp. 193-197
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Acta Clinica Belgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015512
Volume
53
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
193 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5512(1998)53:3<193:LROANG>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A patient with a late relapse of non-seminomatous germ cell tumour in a localisation of residual mature teratoma in the lung is reported. Th e mechanisms for late relapse and the therapeutic options, as reported in the literature, are discussed.