Testicular germ cell tumor and Down syndrome.
The association between Down syndrome and testicular germ cell tumors may be more frequent than expected according to chance, but few reports have focused on this excess. We report two cases of this association and review the English medical literature.
Villanueva
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Medical Oncology Service, University Hospital Clínica Puerta De Hierro, Madrid, Spain. mpespana@ene.es
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Sánchez
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D000328:Adult; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D018237:Germinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics