title: [Infiltration of the inferior vena cava in metastasizing testicular germ cell tumor].
abstract: There exists a small percentage of patients with metastatic germ cell tumours who have direct involvement of the inferior vena cava or tumour thrombosis of the inferior vena cava. The authors describe a case of patient with a bulky metastatic germ cell tumour with involvement of the inferior vena cava. Incidence, surgical management and complications in patients with such extent of disease are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Urologická klinika MFN a JLF UKo, Martin, Slovenská republika.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eliás
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kliment
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: L'upták
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018237:Germinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*