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Background: Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are common solid tumors in young men, originating in the testicles or outside the gonads. Choriocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive subtype, primarily affects females but can also occur in males. Treatment options depend on the stage and location of the tumor, with early recognition being crucial for better outcomes.

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Background: Choriocarcinoma (CC) is a rare and aggressive form of germ cell tumor. There is limited evidence describing clinical outcomes in patients with primary CC and brain metastases (BM). Only a few single case reports have documented the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for CC BM.

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  • Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) is a rare type of tumor found in the testis, with only seven cases documented before this study, which adds five more cases from a single institution, making it the largest series reported.
  • The patients had a mean age of 44, and most had prior testicular germ cell tumors treated with chemotherapy; ETT appeared in metastatic sites many years later, and its diagnosis was often associated with unusual histological features that can resemble other types of cancer.
  • Despite treatment, the outcomes were poor, with two patients dying within 17 months of diagnosis and three others remaining alive with metastatic disease averaging 20 months post-diagnosis, highlighting the aggressive nature of ETT.
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Expression of Heat Shock Protein 90 in Testicular Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Rev Recent Clin Trials

September 2024

Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.

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  • The study investigates the role of HSP90 as a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target in different types of testicular cancer, particularly focusing on embryonal carcinoma.
  • Researchers analyzed HSP90 expression in 84 nonmetastatic testicular cancer patients who underwent surgery, revealing varying positivity rates across tumor types.
  • The findings indicate a significant correlation between HSP90 expression in tumors and surrounding normal tissue, emphasizing its potential relevance in understanding and treating testicular cancer.
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  • * A study involving 207 newly diagnosed GCT patients linked higher expression levels of GSTM1 to poorer treatment outcomes, particularly in terms of relapse-free survival, especially in tumor types like seminoma and choriocarcinoma.
  • * The findings indicate that GSTM1 levels are a potential indicator of treatment resistance in GCTs and may help predict patient outcomes independently of other established risk factors.
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Background: Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) is a type of tumor with relatively lower incidence but being more prevalent in young men. The expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) serves as a potential biomarker for predicting the survival outcomes of other tumors. Some studies discovered higher prevalence of PD-L1 in TGCT patients who achieved favorable treatment outcomes, while other studies showed lower or absent expression of PD-L1 in TGCT with the better prognosis as well.

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Testicular choriocarcinoma is a relatively rare malignancy with a highly aggressive nature. Timely diagnosis and treatment can help prolong the survival of patients and even cure them. This case reports a 29-year-old male who presented to the clinic for a month with epigastric pain.

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Testicular choriocarcinoma with pelvic and pulmonary metastases: a case report.

Front Oncol

July 2024

Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Testicular tumors represent a common form of solid tumor in young men, with choriocarcinoma of the testis being a rare, non-granulomatous germ cell tumor. It accounts for less than 0.3% of all testicular germ cell tumors.

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  • - Choriocarcinoma syndrome with lung metastases often leads to severe respiratory issues and a poor prognosis, but extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can help maintain oxygen levels until chemotherapy starts working.
  • - A case involved a 35-year-old man with a testicular tumor and lung metastases who required ECMO due to significant breathing difficulties; his condition improved after chemotherapy reduced the lung tumors.
  • - Although ECMO was successful temporarily, the patient ultimately succumbed to brain metastases four months later, highlighting the dire outcomes associated with advanced choriocarcinoma syndrome.
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  • Testicular germ cell tumors (GCT) are split into three types based on how they develop and their characteristics: Type I (prepubertal), Type II, and Type III.
  • Type I usually happens in kids and teens, while Type II comes from non-invasive germ cells and has a specific change on chromosome 12, and Type III happens in older men with changes on chromosome 9.
  • Each type has different types of tumors and requires different treatments, with Type II being more complicated and worse to treat compared to the others.
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Purpose: Few studies have quantified differences in histology and implications for survival between male children and adults with germ cell tumors (GCT). We evaluated these differences and associations with cancer-specific survival (CSS) using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries.

Methods: SEER (1988-2016) was used to identify male patients 0 to 40 years of age diagnosed with seminoma and nonseminomatous GCT (NSGCT).

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Choriocarcinoma syndrome is a rare form of tumor lysis syndrome that predominantly occurs in patients with metastatic germ cell tumors, particularly those presenting with extensive lung metastases. We report a case of a previously healthy 37-year-old male who presented with a painless left-sided neck lump and nipples with an increased sensitivity to light touch. Workup revealed a significantly elevated beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, a testicular mass, and innumerable pulmonary metastases, suggesting metastatic non-seminomatous germ cell tumor.

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Extragonadal germ cell tumors: A clinicopathologic study with emphasis on molecular features, clinical outcomes and associated secondary malignancies.

Hum Pathol

June 2024

Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address:

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  • Extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGCTs) are uncommon, making up less than 5% of all germ cell tumors, and are often more aggressive than those in the gonads.
  • The study analyzed 77 EGCT cases, finding that the anterior mediastinum was the most common site, and identified chromosomal abnormalities, notably isochromosome 12p in 26% of tumors and gain of chromosome 21 in 37%.
  • Patients with mediastinal seminomas had better survival rates compared to those with non-seminomatous tumors, and the presence of somatic-type malignancies indicated a poorer prognosis in those with EGCTs.
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Background: Non-gestational choriocarcinoma, also known as primary choriocarcinoma, is extremely rare in men, manifesting with specific signs such as breast feminization, testicular atrophy, and loss of libido. The presentation typically includes elevated serum β-hCG levels, widespread metastatic disease, and a rapid progression of the condition.

Case Report: We present a rare case of a 41-year-old man diagnosed with choriocarcinoma, exhibiting a unique combination of multiple metastases, including lung, brain, bone, and retroperitoneal lymph node metastases, as confirmed by F-FDG PET/CT imaging.

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Background: Paraneoplastic secretion of beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (-HCG) in pulmonary carcinoma is rare. . A 65-year-old man presented with bilateral gynaecomastia with abnormally high levels of -hCG and elevated oestradiol, progesterone, and testosterone levels on April 7, 2023.

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Testicular choriocarcinoma (CC) is the rarest subtype of germ cell tumours (GCTs) of the testis, with a high malignant potential and early haematogenous metastasis. Radical surgical resection should be performed primarily for histological diagnosis, while chemotherapy remains the mainstay of therapy for advanced disease. In the present study, the case of a 65-year-old male patient diagnosed with metastatic testicular CC, who did not fully respond to chemotherapy is reported.

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Approximately 30% of seminoma (SEM) patients present with moderately elevated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels at first diagnosis. In case of high hCG serum levels, the presence of a non-SEM component, i.e.

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Introduction: This 10-year registry review aimed to investigate the clinical behaviour and outcomes of mixed germ cell tumours with choriocarcinoma components, a rare and aggressive subtype of testicular cancer, in Saudi Arabia. The study explores the demographic characteristics of affected patients, tumour profiles, and the mortality rate associated with this malignancy.

Methods: Utilizing data from the Saudi Cancer Registry, the authors identified 33 cases of mixed germ cell tumours with choriocarcinoma components among 1001 testicular cancer cases recorded between 2008 and 2017.

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[Fundamentals in the pathology of testicular germ cell tumours].

Pathologie (Heidelb)

November 2023

Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37073, Göttingen, Deutschland.

Testicular germ cell tumours (GCT) represent the most common malignant neoplasia in young male adults between the age of 15 and 44. Because of their different biological behaviour it is important to differentiate prepubertal GCTs from postpubertal GCTs. This distinction is made by presence or absence of a germ cell neoplasia in situ.

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Introduction: Prostatic metastasis from testicular cancer is extremely rare, with only 10 reported cases, all of which were diagnosed as relapse. Herein, we report the case of a patient with concurrent testicular cancer and prostatic metastasis.

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old man presented at our emergency department with urinary retention.

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Primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma, also known as non-pregnant choriocarcinoma, is a rare malignancy unrelated to pregnancy, with a higher incidence in males. And primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma is mostly associated with organ and lymph node metastasis, with rapid progression and poor prognosis. Here, we report an extremely rare case of the primary anterior mediastinal choriocarcinoma that occurred in an 18-year-old man with multiple metastases of the lung and brain.

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