TITLE:
Primary Embryonal Lung Carcinoma and Testicular Seminoma in the Same Patient Ten-Years Later: Case-Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Pasquale Rescigno, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Lucia Raimondo, Carmine D’Aniello, Elide Matano, Vincenzo Damiano, Lucia Nappi, Livio Puglia, Antonella Petremolo, Piera Federico, Giovannella Palmieri
KEYWORDS:
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors; Primary Pulmonary Germ Cell Tumor; Embryonal Carcinoma; Testicular Seminoma
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Urology,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
21,
2012
ABSTRACT: Primary germ cell tumors of lung are extremely rare. The prognosis is usually poor, with various symptoms seriously affecting quality of life. In this paper we describe the unique case of a patient affected by an embryonal carcinoma of lung and a testicular seminoma after ten years. We also report literature about pulmonary extragonadal germ cell tumors.