One Case of Primary Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor of Retroperitoneal Origin.
- Author:
Seung Kyu PAEK
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Man Chul PARK
;
Yong Woo LEE
;
Jin Hee SOHN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Extragonadal germ cell tumor;
Retroperitoneum
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Female;
Germ Cells*;
Humans;
Male;
Mediastinum;
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal*
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy
1999;10(4):406-410
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Retroperitoneal tumors are relatively rare, accounting for 0.2% of all cancers; many different histologic types are present, and primitive retroperitoneal germ cell tumors constitute a small miniority of about 3%. Most primary extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGCTs) arise from the mediastinum of retroperitoneum in young males. The authors experienced a case of primary extragonadal mixed germ cell tumor with a 43-year-old woman complaining left lower abdominal pain. With the case report, a brief review was made.
