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A B S T R A C T Testicular germ cell tumors are the most common solid organ malignancy in young adult men. The presence of non-pulmonary visceral metastasis is an independent factor that places such patients into the higher risk group. Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common tumors of the liver and are entirely benign. Overlap between these entitie...
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... patient was submitted to radical orchiectomy. Pathology revealed a 3-cm germ cell tumor with teratocarcinoma and embrionary carcinoma components ( Figure 2). After orch- iectomy, an elevation of tumor markers was registered (AFP: 428.2 mg/dL, HCG: 46.7 U/L), and the patient received primary chemotherapy. ...
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