title: [A case of long-term remission with salvage surgeries for chemotherapy-resistant germ cell tumor of testis].
abstract: A patient with non-seminomatous germ cell tumor of testis underwent operations for metastases in the lung and mediastinum three times, when the serum AFP level remained remarkably high despite of intensive chemotherapy, and has been disease-free for three years after the last treatment. Our experience illustrates that the salvage surgery even under high serum marker levels may provide a beneficial outcome for selected cases of chemotherapy-resistant germ cell tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Habuchi
authors.forename: Naotake
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minamiya
authors.forename: Jyunichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matuo
authors.forename: Syuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D018237:Germinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D012074:Remission Induction; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins