Retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumor in a patient with Klinefelter's syndrome

Int J Urol. 2005 Aug;12(8):765-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01151.x.

Abstract

A 22-year-old man was diagnosed with retroperitoneal seminoma associated with Klinefelter's syndrome. The tumor was 14 x 12 cm in size and surrounded the superior mesenteric artery. He received induction chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP) followed by salvage chemotherapy with paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin (TIP). The tumor considerably decreased in size and remains as a poorly defined plaque. At the time of writing, he is being followed closely and is free from progression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / complications*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / complications*
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Seminoma / complications
  • Seminoma / drug therapy
  • Seminoma / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed