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  • Title: Extragonadal germ-cell tumor: a rare differential diagnosis of a cervical lump in a young man.
    Author: Eickhoff B, Jaehne M, Langer F.
    Journal: Ear Nose Throat J; 2002 Aug; 81(8):580-2. PubMed ID: 12199179.
    Abstract:
    In this case report, we discuss the potential diagnostic difficulty of identifying the cause or origin of a cervical swelling, a clinical situation often encountered in otolaryngology patients. A 30-year-old man came to us with a painless left cervical lump that he had noticed 8 weeks earlier. A series of examinations--including various biopsies, computed tomography, and extensive staging procedures--could not establish the diagnosis. We eventually identified the mass as an extragonadal germ-cell tumor. The diagnosis was established only after additional serologic testing and detection of tumor markers specific for extragonadal germ-cell tumor.
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