Testicular tumors are relatively rare in children and those in prepubertal children tend to present with different histological types and behaviors than their postpubertal counterparts. The majority of these pre- and peripubertal testicular tumors tend to be benign and those that are malignant, tend to present at low stages, not generally requiring systemic treatment. Here we present a rare case of a peri-pubertal, mixed nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) of the testes which was found to be widely metastatic at presentation, classifying as poor risk disease.
Urology. 2023 Nov 11 [Epub ahead of print]
Kristen M Meier, Anna Linton, Cameron Baldes, Jenna Demedis, Nicholas G Cost
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. Electronic address: ., Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; The Surgical Oncology Program at the Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO., Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO., Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; The Surgical Oncology Program at the Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.