Late relapse of testicular tumour at 23 years invading the ischium with pulmonary involvement and thoracic - abdominal adenopathy.
Case report
Emmanouil Patris¹, Vasilios Patris², Christos Kalaitzis¹, Ioannis Efthimiou¹, Pantelis Tsipas², Marios Konstantinou², Stauros Touloupidis^1
1University Clinic of Urology, Alexandroupoli University Hospital
²2nd Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens

SUMMARY. Late relapse of testicular germ cell tumour is uncommon, especially with skeletal metastases. It appears that late relapse of non-seminomatous germ cell tumours presents with more aggressive biological features and is clinically distinct from early relapse. This report describes the case of a non-seminomatous germ cell tumour which recurred 23 years after the initial diagnosis and treatment. A 52-year-old man developed an ischial bone osteolytic mass which was discovered during investigation of severe pain in the hip joint. Pneumon 2010, 23(1):107-110.
Key words: Late relapse, teratoma, therapy.
Correspondence: Patris Vasilis, 44-48 Martinegou street, GR-115 24 Nea Filothei, Athens, Mobile: 6972-831268, e-mail: vaspatris@in.gr

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