title: Cryptorchidism and extragonadal germ cell tumor.
abstract: A patient with an extragonadal germ cell tumor and a history of bilateral cryptorchidism is reported. The rarity of this concurrence in a single patient is discussed. The necessity for thorough investigation of the cryptorchid testes in patients with metastatic germ cell cancer remains essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Dirix
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Nueten
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Eerdeweg
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Van Oosterom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000150:complications; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications*; D018237:Germinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*