Retroperitoneal germ cell tumor in postmenopausal woman.
A fifty-four-year-old woman presented with right renal colic and three months later a retroperitoneal tumor was diagnosed. After explorative laparotomy with biopsy, which showed a germ cell tumor, the patient received external beam radiotherapy, but died of metastatic diffusion nine months later. We believe this is a rare occurrence of a germ cell tumor in a postmenopausal woman.
Carini
M
M
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy.
Bertini
R
R
Selli
C
C
Villari
D
D
Barbagli
G
G
Grechi
G
G
D001706:Biopsy; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy