Splenic metastasis in germ cell tumour.
Metastasis to the spleen from carcinomas is a rare event. A case is described here of a 28-year-old man with germ cell tumour of the testis in whom splenic metastasis was demonstrated radiologically. The lesion resolved with chemotherapy and the patient has been in complete remission for 1 year.
Geetha
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Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Hussain
B M
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Ajitkumar
T V
TV
Ittiyavirah
A K
AK
Nair
M K
MK
D000328:Adult; D018237:Germinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed