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The two adolescents were diagnosed in the Department of Oncopediatrics, in a short interval (February and March 2023). The diagnostic process was based on biological dosing, histopathological (HP) and immunohistochemical examination of orchiectomy specimens and imaging evaluations (computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging). Following the investigations described, non-seminomatous germ cell tumors were identified in both cases. In the first patient, the tumor was classified in stage IB, while the second patient presented with advanced stage disease, presenting pulmonary, hepatic and ganglia metastases, being classified in stage IIIC. In both patients, chemotherapy was initiated according to current therapeutic protocols. Testicular tumors are a rare pathology with a specific clinical-biological and HP picture that require a multimodal approach (pediatric oncologist, pediatric surgeon, pathologist, radiologist), and for which the prognosis differs depending on the diagnosis stage and the detected histological type.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47162\/rjme.66.3.09","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,19]],"date-time":"2026-01-19T10:41:45Z","timestamp":1768819305000},"page":"523-531","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Testicular cancer in adolescents: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical aspects"],"prefix":"10.47162","volume":"66","author":[{"name":"Department of Mother and Baby, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cristina Elena","family":"Singer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"R\u0103zvan Cosmin","family":"Pan\u0103","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"2nd Department, Faculty of Midwives and Nurses, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency County Clinical Hospital, Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mihaela","family":"Popescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jaqueline","family":"Abdul-Razzak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Mother and Baby, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Iulian Alin Silviu","family":"Popescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alex Emilian","family":"Stepan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ileana Octavia","family":"Petrescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Mother and Baby, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Savu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Oncopediatrics, Emergency County Clinical Hospital, Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Simina","family":"G\u0103man","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Dental Prosthetics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liviu","family":"Vasile","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"Popescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana Maria","family":"Petrescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency County Clinical Hospital, Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"26736","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"\"[1] Singh AP, Tanger R, Mishra D, Ansari M, Gupta AK, Shukla AK. 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