Retroperitoneal malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are rare and of uncertain origin.
Almost all retroperitoneal GCTs with seminomatous histology have been reported in male patients. Pediatric hypertension in a girl secondary to a retroperitoneal mixed GCT (dysgerminoma plus mature monodermal teratoma) has not been reported previously in the literature. We present the first case of an 11-year-old girl with a retroperitoneal mixed GCT presenting with hypertension.
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Su TF, Yu CP, Wu ST, Cheng SN, Wang HH, Lin HC, Lin CK. Are you the author?
Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reference: Urology. 2012 Sep;80(3):714-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.01.035
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22446344
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