An unusual case of primary hormone-secreting germ cell tumor of the retroperitoneum

R V Iaffaioli; F Caponigro; G Genua; V Montesarchio; B Di Prisco; A R Bianco

doi:10.1177/030089168707300516

An unusual case of primary hormone-secreting germ cell tumor of the retroperitoneum

Tumori. 1987 Oct 31;73(5):517-21. doi: 10.1177/030089168707300516.

Authors

R V Iaffaioli¹, F Caponigro, G Genua, V Montesarchio, B Di Prisco, A R Bianco

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italia.

PMID: 2825383
DOI: 10.1177/030089168707300516

Abstract

An unusual case of primary retroperitoneal germ cell tumor is presented. Criteria for considering such a diagnosis in patients with apparent poorly differentiated carcinomas are discussed. An interesting hypothesis is presented to explain the hormonal abnormalities observed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Hormones / metabolism*
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Male
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / metabolism
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / metabolism
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

Hormones