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Case Report
Online Published: 06 Sep 2020
 


A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck

Chandumal Lohana, Mussadique Ali Jhatial, Fareeha Sheikh, Hassan S Sheikh.


Abstract
Germ cells tumors most frequently occur in the gonads. Extra gonadal localization is rare and occurs mainly in the mediastinum, retro peritoneum and pineal gland. There are case reports and case series in children of primary head and neck region mixed germ cell tumors. These are even rarer in adults. We present a rare case of an adult patient with a mixed germ cell tumor located primarily in the head and neck region diagnosed after a complete neck dissection. A 40 years old male presented with left sided submandibular swelling and bleeding per mouth. Initial biopsy revealed mucoepidermoid carcinoma but final histopathology reported mixed germ cell tumor after complete left neck dissection. There was no residual disease on the post-operative scans. He was treated with two lines of chemotherapy regimens followed by palliative radiotherapy with some clinical benefit. He is currently on active surveillance.

Key words: Adult, Extra gonadal, Germ cell tumors, Head and neck region


 
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Lohana C, Jhatial MA, Sheikh F, Sheikh HS, . A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(1): 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report


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Lohana C, Jhatial MA, Sheikh F, Sheikh HS, . A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=104421 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report


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Lohana C, Jhatial MA, Sheikh F, Sheikh HS, . A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(1): 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report



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Lohana C, Jhatial MA, Sheikh F, Sheikh HS, . A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2021), [cited October 13, 2024]; 5(1): 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report



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Lohana, C., Jhatial, M. A., Sheikh, F., Sheikh, H. S. & (2021) A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 5 (1), 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report



Turabian Style

Lohana, Chandumal, Mussadique Ali Jhatial, Fareeha Sheikh, Hassan S Sheikh, and . 2021. A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (1), 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report



Chicago Style

Lohana, Chandumal, Mussadique Ali Jhatial, Fareeha Sheikh, Hassan S Sheikh, and . "A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5 (2021), 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Lohana, Chandumal, Mussadique Ali Jhatial, Fareeha Sheikh, Hassan S Sheikh, and . "A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5.1 (2021), 10-12. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report



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Lohana, C., Jhatial, M. A., Sheikh, F., Sheikh, H. S. & (2021) A rare case of adult Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of Head and Neck. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (1), 10-12. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Mixed-Germ-Cell-Tumor-Head-Neck-case-report