title: Extragonadal abdominal germ cell cancers.
abstract: The charts of eleven patients with abdominal germ cell tumors were reviewed; one had a seminoma. They all had normal testes by physical examination. Therapy consisted of cisplatin-based chemotherapy and, in some cases, surgical debulking. A complete clinical response occurred in seven patients (63%). Two patients relapsed after achieving pathology complete responses and died of progressive disease despite second-line chemotherapy. All patients that failed to achieve a complete clinical response died of progressive disease. Five patients (45%) are long-term disease-free survivors, having no recurrence 4-10 years from the time of the diagnosis (median 6 years). The outcome for this group of patients did not differ significantly from that for patients with mediastinal germ cell tumors in this institution. They do not fare as well as patients with testicular cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Vela
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Villalona-Calero
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Torkelson
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Fraley
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D012074:Remission Induction; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin