Oligometastatic Growing Teratoma Syndrome: A Case for an Aggressive Surgical Approach

We present a case of growing teratoma syndrome in a patient who initially presented with clinical stage I nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumor, who subsequently developed large volume oligometastases to the retroperitoneum, thorax, and thigh. Despite two regimens of chemotherapy, his disease progressed. Complete surgical extirpation of all gross tumors confirmed mature teratoma. An aggressive surgical approach, including postchemotherapy resection of all known metastatic sites, can provide long-term disease-free survival.Curr Urol 2015;9:163-165
Source: Current Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research