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Malignant germ cell tumors associated with Swyer syndrome.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Mar 2011
Stachowicz-Stencel Teresa, Synakiewicz Anna, Iżycka-Świeszewska Ewa, Kobierska-Gulida Grażyna, Balcerska Anna
Abstract excerpt
Swyer syndrome is characterized by a higher risk of developing genital malignancies. In this disorder, the most common is gonadoblastoma and dysgerminoma but also, in rare cases, choriocarcinoma. The prognosis in choriocarcinoma is poor. The early diagnosis of dysgenetic gonads is necessary in view of the risk of malignancies. It can be difficult due to its different clinical masks. When the neoplasm precedes the...
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