Bilateral metachronous testicular germ cell tumors occurring in two non-twin brothers. Case report and review of the literature

M A Kuczyk; C Bokemeyer; M Djamilian; W F Thon; K Höfner; U Jonas

doi:10.1159/000282747

Bilateral metachronous testicular germ cell tumors occurring in two non-twin brothers. Case report and review of the literature

Urol Int. 1995;55(1):41-3. doi: 10.1159/000282747.

Authors

M A Kuczyk¹, C Bokemeyer, M Djamilian, W F Thon, K Höfner, U Jonas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Hannover University Medical School, Germany.

PMID: 7571184
DOI: 10.1159/000282747

Abstract

We report here the familial occurrence of bilateral testicular germ cell tumors in 2 non-twin brothers, developing after an interval of 16 and 4 years, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the occurrence of metachronous and bilateral testicular tumors in non-twin brothers.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma, Embryonal / genetics
Germinoma / genetics*
Humans
Male
Neoplasms, Second Primary / genetics*
Seminoma / genetics
Testicular Neoplasms / genetics*