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The second patient, initially diagnosed at age 35 with a mixed TGCT, developed STM as a late recurrence 16 years post-orchiectomy, manifesting as a retroperitoneal mass with vertebral invasion. Histology again confirmed intestinal-type adenocarcinoma, and molecular testing revealed amplification of\n                    <jats:italic>ERBB2<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>KRAS<\/jats:italic>\n                    , along with mutations in\n                    <jats:italic>TP53<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>PIK3CA<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Both cases were managed with capecitabine-oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab, followed by maintenance therapy, achieving disease stabilization for at least 9\u00a0months. These cases illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic complexities of STM, particularly with adenocarcinoma morphology that may mimic primary gastrointestinal neoplasms. 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