testicular teratoma
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Teratomas of the testis in post-pubertal patients are histologically diverse tumors that often coexist with other types of germ cell tumors.
Types
mature testicular teratoma
immature testicular teratoma
testicular teratoma component in mixed germ cell tumors
| Chr.1 | 50% |
| Chr.2 | 33% |
| Chr.9 | 58% |
| Chr.11 | 43% |
| Chr.12 | 20% |
| Chr.18 | 33% |
identical allelic losses in mature teratoma and other histologic components of malignant mixed germ cell tumors of the testis (14633619)
Associations
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in testicular teratoma of the testis (8568751, 9400455)
- embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in a testicula mature teratoma (2188021)
References
Motzer RJ, Amsterdam A, Prieto V, Sheinfeld J, Murty VV, Mazumdar M, Bosl GJ, Chaganti RS, Reuter VE. Teratoma with malignant transformation: diverse malignant histologies arising in men with germ cell tumors. J Urol. 1998 Jan;159(1):133-8. PMID: 9400455