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| Year : 2019 | Volume
: 24
| Issue : 2 | Page : 144-146 |
Testicular mixed germ cell tumor in a newborn child: A rare case
Aditya Pratap Singh1, Ramesh Tanger1, Deepika Mishra2, Maryem Ansari2, Arun Kumar Gupta1, Arvind Kumar Shukla1
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Pathology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Aditya Pratap Singh
Near the Mali Hostel, Main Bali Road, Falna, Pali - 306 116, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_87_18
Testicular tumors are rare in children but highly treatable and usually curable. Seminomas are extremely rare in prepubertal children. Among nonseminomatous germ cell tumors, the most common are teratomas and yolk sac tumors. Mixed germ cell tumor (MGCT) contains more than one germ cell component. MGCT is very rare in prepubertal age group. Here, we are presenting a case of MGCT in a newborn child with a review of literature. It is the first reported case in the world literature.
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