Residual pulmonary nodules after combination chemotherapy of testicular cancer.
Metastatic pulmonary lesions from germ cell testicular cancer may persist after cisplatin-based chemotherapy and may be interpreted as evidence of residual cancer if levels of the tumor markers alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin have normalized during therapy. Mature teratoma will be found in approximately 25% of the specimens that are resected. Pathologic documentation of malignancy is recommended.
D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001761:Bleomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D002945:Cisplatin