Abstract
This is a case of a young 34-year-old man who had symptomatic hyperthyroidism from an extremely high serum beta HCG level in the setting of a metastatic stage IIIC mixed germ cell tumour. The patient's thyroid function normalised with treatment of the cancer as the beta HCG levels declined.
Keywords:
thyroid disease; urological cancer.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bleomycin / therapeutic use
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Chemoradiotherapy
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Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / blood*
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Cisplatin / therapeutic use
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Etoposide / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Hyperthyroidism / etiology*
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Hyperthyroidism / metabolism
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Male
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / diagnostic imaging*
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / metabolism
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / therapy*
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Orchiectomy
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Testicular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Testicular Neoplasms / metabolism
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Testicular Neoplasms / therapy*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
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Bleomycin
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Etoposide
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Cisplatin
Supplementary concepts
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Testicular Germ Cell Tumor