Late recurrence of a seminoma.
We report a case of an extragonadal mediastinal seminoma that recurred almost 19 years after successful initial remission had been achieved with actinomycin D and chlorambucil. Treatment of the recurrence consisted of excision of a single involved supraclavicular lymph node followed by combination chemotherapy with cis-platinum, vinblastine and bleomycin. The patient has remained free of residual disease for 3 years. To our knowledge this case represents the longest reported interval to recurrence for a germ cell neoplasm.
D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors