title: Splenic metastasis in germ cell tumour.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Ajitkumar
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ittiyavirah
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: 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