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ReviewMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2018

Testicular teratomas: a growing problem?

Wojciech Michalski, Joanna Jonska-Gmyrek, Grazyna Poniatowska, Jakub Kucharz, Pawel Stelmasiak, Karol Nietupski, Malgorzata Sadowska, Tomasz Demkow, Pawel Wiechno

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Review in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wojciech MichalskiDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Joanna Jonska-GmyrekDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Grazyna PoniatowskaDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Jakub KucharzDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland. jakub.kucharz@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5388-8910
Pawel StelmasiakDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Karol NietupskiDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Malgorzata SadowskaDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Tomasz DemkowDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
Pawel WiechnoDepartment of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, 5, Roentgen Street, 02-781, Warsaw, Poland.
The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Testicular teratomas represent a specific entity within the group of germ-cell tumours. They may comprise elements of all three germ layers. In contrast to prepubertal benign teratomas observed in infants and adolescents, postpubertal teratomas originate from the malignant germ-cell precursor. Given the good prognosis and curability of most patients with germ-cell tumour, medical oncologists and urological surgeons must be well acquainted with the principles of teratomas management. Surgery plays the decisive part in teratomas treatment, as these tumours are resistant to radio- and, to some extent, chemotherapy. In this article we concentrate on the management of post-chemotherapy resection of teratomatous masses, with special attention to the phenomenon of 'growing teratoma syndrome' and somatic-type transformation of teratomas. To understand the nature of teratomas better, we begin with a glimpse of their biological, molecular and immunohistochemical features. Managing germ-cell tumours, teratomas in particular, in high-volume reference centres is of utmost importance to maintain and increase the survivorship rate in these patients.

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HumansMaleTeratomaTesticular NeoplasmsGerm-cell tumourGrowing teratoma syndromeSomatic-type transformationTeratoma

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PMID30367327
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