title: A case of spontaneous regression of metastatic testicular teratoma.
abstract: We report the apparently spontaneous regression of metastatic disease in a young man who had previously undergone orchidectomy for a primary testicular teratoma. Serial serum tumour marker estimations revealed a sharp rise followed by a spontaneous decline in levels in a patient who had requested that chemotherapy be deferred for personal reasons.
authors.affiliation: West Midlands CRC Clinical Trials Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Woodroffe
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cullen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor