Testicular Mixed Germ Cell Tumor with Concurrent Embryonic-Type Neuroectodermal Tumor and Nephroblastoma
Both embryonic-type neuroectodermal tumor and nephroblastoma arising as somatic-type malignancies are rare, particularly nephroblastoma. Concurrent embryonic-type neuroectodermal tumor and nephroblastoma have only been reported once in literature, identified in metastatic pelvic lymph nodes in association with a mixed germ cell tumor. Herein, we report the first concurrent embryonic-type neuroectodermal tumor and nephroblastoma within the primary testicular tumor, arising associated with a mixed germ cell tumor. A 36-year-old man presented with a 4.5 cm right testicular mass. He underwent right orchiectomy. Gross examination revealed a well-circumscribed, solid to cystic mass confined to the testis (pT1). Histological examination demonstrated a mixed germ cell tumor composed of teratoma (40% of the tumor mass), seminoma (10%), embryonal carcinoma (2.5%), and yolk sac tumor (2.5%), with associated germ cell neoplasia in situ. Additionally, two somatic-type malignancy components were identified, including embryonic-type neuroectodermal tumor (40%) and nephroblastoma (5%). The embryonic-type neuroectodermal tumor consisted of primitive neural tubules, rosettes, and blastemal cells. The nephroblastoma was composed of tubules, blastemal cells, and stromal cells. Immunohistochemically, the embryonic-type neuroectodermal tumor showed diffuse positivity for SOX11, with focal expression of synaptophysin and CD99, while the nephroblastoma was positive for PAX8 and WT1. The patient developed metastasis to a retroperitoneal lymph node 1 month after the orchiectomy, subsequently received chemotherapy, and is alive without metastatic disease at 13 months of follow-up.
Authors
- Chin‐Lee Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0444-0068)
- Robert Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-123X)
- Ting C. Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0768-4764)
- Linjie Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6538-7918)
Institutions
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgical Pathology
- Published
- 2026-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10668969261465921
- Primary Topic
- Renal and related cancers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00