title: [Mature teratomas of testicular origin. Discussion of 12 cases].
abstract: Between 1979 and 1989, 135 patients with a non-seminomatous germ cell tumour of the tests were treated in the Val de Grâce Military Hospital in Paris. In twelve patients, histological examination of a residual mass after chemotherapy revealed the presence of mature teratoma. Although this tumour, considered to be benign, generally represents a favourable form of the initial tumour, it nevertheless has a potential for progression. The possibility of long-term recurrences, which are sometimes difficult to eradicate, justifies very careful long-term surveillance of these patients. The authors report three particularly demonstrative cases and present a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Clinique d'Urologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées du Val de Grâce, Paris.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houlgatte
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Auberget
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berlizot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bourlaud
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merrer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pabot du Chatelard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Les tératomes matures d'origine testiculaire. Réflexions à propos de douze cas.