title: A blood stem cell transplant in a person with concomitant Hodgkin disease and testicular carcinoma.
abstract: We report a patient with concomitant Hodgkin disease and testicular carcinoma who received MOPP chemotherapy and radiation therapy followed by etoposide and cisplatin. The testicular cancer recurred and he received ifosfamide, vinblastine and cisplatin followed by a high-dose carboplatin and etoposide blood stem cell transplant. He has been in complete remission for 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Varterasian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aref
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karanes
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011344:Procarbazine; D008466:Mechlorethamine; D014750:Vincristine; D011241:Prednisone