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Sarcomatoid Spermatocytic Tumour: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review

Spermatocytic tumour (ST) accounts for 1% of testicular germ cell tumours. It is an indolent neoplasm with good prognosis. In approximately 6% of STs, sarcomatous dedifferentiation may occur, portending an aggressive behaviour and representing a significant diagnostic challenge that can lead to its...

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Autores principales: Dias, André Fontes, Dvindenko, Eugénia, Santos, Filipa, Cabrera, Rafael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10316531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36128783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10668969221122995
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author Dias, André Fontes
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description Spermatocytic tumour (ST) accounts for 1% of testicular germ cell tumours. It is an indolent neoplasm with good prognosis. In approximately 6% of STs, sarcomatous dedifferentiation may occur, portending an aggressive behaviour and representing a significant diagnostic challenge that can lead to its misdiagnosis. Herein, we report the clinicopathological features of a patient with a sarcomatoid spermatocytic tumor, initially diagnosed as mixed germ cell tumour, who was referred to our institution with lung metastases mainly composed of rhabdomyosarcomatous elements. This case report illustrates the importance of recognizing this entity for adequate management of these patients.
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spelling pubmed-103165312023-07-04 Sarcomatoid Spermatocytic Tumour: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review Dias, André Fontes Dvindenko, Eugénia Santos, Filipa Cabrera, Rafael Int J Surg Pathol Case Reports Spermatocytic tumour (ST) accounts for 1% of testicular germ cell tumours. It is an indolent neoplasm with good prognosis. In approximately 6% of STs, sarcomatous dedifferentiation may occur, portending an aggressive behaviour and representing a significant diagnostic challenge that can lead to its misdiagnosis. Herein, we report the clinicopathological features of a patient with a sarcomatoid spermatocytic tumor, initially diagnosed as mixed germ cell tumour, who was referred to our institution with lung metastases mainly composed of rhabdomyosarcomatous elements. This case report illustrates the importance of recognizing this entity for adequate management of these patients. SAGE Publications 2022-09-21 2023-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10316531/ /pubmed/36128783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10668969221122995 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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title_fullStr Sarcomatoid Spermatocytic Tumour: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review
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title_short Sarcomatoid Spermatocytic Tumour: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review
title_sort sarcomatoid spermatocytic tumour: report of a rare case and literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10316531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36128783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10668969221122995
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