[A case of long-term remission with salvage surgeries for chemotherapy-resistant germ cell tumor of testis].
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.
Inoue
Takamitsu
T
Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine.
Habuchi
Tomonori
T
Shimoda
Naotake
N
Satoh
Shigeru
S
Sato
Kazunari
K
Kato
Tetsuro
T
Minamiya
Yoshihiro
Y
Ogawa
Jyunichi
J
Matuo
Shigeki
S
Sasaki
Syuhei
S
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
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins