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ArticleUrology case reports2024

Giant testicular mixed germ cell tumour in an elderly patient: A case report.

Reda Tariqi, Adam El Aboudi, Abdelmounim Boughaleb, Imad Boualaoui, Ahmed Ibrahimi, Hachem El Sayegh, Yassine Nouini

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Reda TariqiDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Adam El AboudiDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Abdelmounim BoughalebDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Imad BoualaouiDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Ahmed IbrahimiDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Hachem El SayeghDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Yassine NouiniDepartment of Urologic Surgery "A" Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

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Abstract

Although germ cell tumours can appear in childhood, they are most common around the age of 30. These tumours are highly responsive to chemotherapy, and even cases of relapse have relatively high cure rates. There is limited literature on patients diagnosed after the age of 50, and no specific trials have been carried out in this context. These patients, considered 'elderly', are treated with the same cisplatin-containing combinations as younger patients, despite the higher toxicity. This report presents an observation of a giant testicular mixed germ cell tumour discovered in a 75-year-old patient.

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Elderly patientsMixed germ cell tumoursScrotum swellingTesticular cancer

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PMID38841430
PMCPMC11152899

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