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The growing teratoma syndrome

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Growing teratoma syndrome is defined as enlarging masses of mature teratoma following chemotherapy for malignant nonseminomatous germ-cell tumors. Typically, there is associated normalization of initially elevated serum tumor markers. We describe clinical and imaging findings in a case of growing teratoma syndrome originating from immature teratoma of the ovary in a 12-year-old girl. Familiarity with this unusual entity is important to avoid confusion with advancing malignancy.

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  1. Katherine Nimkin

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 246, Boston, MA 02114, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, The Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA

    Katherine Nimkin, Punita Gupta & Roy McCauley

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA

    Brian F. Gilchrist & Marc S. Lessin

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Nimkin, K., Gupta, P., McCauley, R. et al. The growing teratoma syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 34, 259–262 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-1045-z

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