Korean J Urol.  1995 Jul;36(7):779-783.

Two Cases of Extragonadal Embryonal Carcinoma Originating in Unusual Sites

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Primary germ cell tumor of extragonadal origin are rare, accounting for approximately 3 to 5 percent of all germ tumors. Extragonadal germ cell tumors usually originate in midline body structures. We report a case of extragonadal germ cell tumor from the left superficial inguinal area, a nonmidline structure and a case of from the superficial suprapubic area unusual site of extragonadal germ cell tumor-with brief of the literature.

Keyword

Germ cell tumor; Extragonadal; Nonmidline structure

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Embryonal*
Germ Cells
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
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