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SAS Journal of Medicine | Volume-6 | Issue-04
Teratoma Growing Syndrome: A Case Report and Litterature Revue
Dergamoun Hamza, Kadouri Youcef, Lakssir Jihad, Hachem Al Sayegh, Benslimane Lounis, Nouini Yassine
Published: April 7, 2020 | 128 82
DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2020.v06i04.003
Pages: 126-127
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Abstract
Teratoma growing syndrome is rare pathology in patients with non seminomatous germ cell tumors characterized by the increase in volume during chemotherapy of the tumor masses, whether retroperitoneal or at other metastatic sites. We report the case of a "growing teratoma syndrome" presenting as a retroperitoneal mass occurring in a patient previously treated by orchidectomy and chemotherapy for a non seminomatous mixed germ cell tumors of the testis without teratomatous component wich run fatal because of the lake of follow.