title: [Primary retroperitoneal malignant germinal tumors in man].
abstract: Primary retroperitoneal malignant germinal tissue tumors were detected in 9 male subjects. Normally diagnosed at a late stage because of their localization, excision of these tumors is usually impossible, but in 8 of the 9 cases of this personal series diagnosis was possible without laparotomy by assay of biological markers: hCG and foetoprotein. The size of the tumors prevents their eradication by radiotherapy, but chemotherapy has become effective since the employ of cis-platinum and bleomycin by continuous infusion, and secondary surgery can then be performed. None of these patients had a testicular tumor.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Les tumeurs germinales malignes primitives rétropéritonéales chez l'homme.