Extragonadal malignant teratoma of the foot.
This report documents the occurrence of an extragonadal malignant teratoma on the sole of the foot, in a young male. The patient also developed a groin nodule showing the same histology. The testes, retroperitoneum and mediastinum, which are usual sites of germ cell tumours were all normal, and no other primary could be detected. A teratoma growing in the tip of an extremity is a unique occurrence, biologically difficult to explain, and, which to the best of our knowledge has never been reported in literature.
Chinoy
R F
RF
Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.
Soman
C S
CS
Swaroop
D
D
Badwar
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary