Extragonadal malignant teratoma of the foot
Chinoy, R.F.; Soman, C.S.; Swaroop, D.; Badwar, R.A.
Indian Journal of Cancer 29(2): 96-99
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-509X PMID: 1473840 Document Number: 404784
This report documents the occurrence of an extragonadal malignant teratoma on the sole of the foot, in a young male. The patient also developed a groin nodule showing the same histology. The testes, retroperitoneum and mediastinum, which are usual sites of germ cell tumours were all normal, and no other primary could be detected. A teratoma growing in the tip of an extremity is a unique occurrence, biologically difficult to explain, and, which to the best of our knowledge has never been reported in literature.