Chemotherapy for metastatic seminoma in elderly patients.
Testicular germ cell tumours are rarely diagnosed in the elderly. In view of the high cure rate of these tumours, even in elderly patients treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy should be considered. In this report we describe two older patients with metastatic testicular seminoma. Both were treated with chemotherapy with curative intention. Described are the problems related to treatment with chemotherapy in these elderly.
Rentinck
M E
ME
Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
Nieboer
P
P
Sleijfer
D Th
DT
Gietema
J A
JA
van der Graaf
W T
WT
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D018239:Seminoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology