Constitutional symptoms in patients with germ cell neoplasms.
A patient with a mediastinal germ cell neoplasm evidenced fever, weight loss, pruritus, and painful adenopathy on ingestion of alcohol. Retrospective review revealed that 9 percent of 104 patients with advanced germ cell neoplasm evidence constitutional symptoms at presentation.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy