Malignant transformation in a mature testicular teratoma left untreated for more than 50 years since childhood

T Asano; S Kawakami; T Okuno; T Tsujii; T Nemoto; Y Kageyama; K Kihara

doi:10.1080/00365590310008947

Malignant transformation in a mature testicular teratoma left untreated for more than 50 years since childhood

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2003;37(2):177-8. doi: 10.1080/00365590310008947.

Authors

T Asano¹, S Kawakami, T Okuno, T Tsujii, T Nemoto, Y Kageyama, K Kihara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology and Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.

PMID: 12745729
DOI: 10.1080/00365590310008947

Abstract

Although testicular teratoma in childhood is regarded as a benign tumor, little is known about the consequences of pediatric teratoma being left untreated. We report herein a case of malignant transformation observed in a mature testicular teratoma that was presumed to have remained benign for >50 years.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Teratoma / diagnostic imaging
Teratoma / pathology*
Testicular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed