Disseminated lung cancer or extragonadal germ cell tumour?

E Wouters; J Van Meerbeeck; L Dirix; M Janssen; E Van Marck; P Vermeire; A Van Oosterom

Disseminated lung cancer or extragonadal germ cell tumour?

Eur Respir J. 1991 Jan;4(1):84-7.

Authors

E Wouters¹, J Van Meerbeeck, L Dirix, M Janssen, E Van Marck, P Vermeire, A Van Oosterom

Affiliation

¹ Dept of Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.

PMID: 1851105

Abstract

Two patients are reported in whom an initial diagnosis of disseminated non small cell bronchogenic carcinoma was subsequently changed into a final diagnosis of extragonadal germ cell tumour. The clinical importance of the differential diagnosis between these two malignancies is highlighted and the management of extragonadal germ cell tumours is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis*
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / therapy
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / diagnosis*
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / therapy
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis