Late relapse of nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis: successful treatment with salvage chemotherapy alone

Urology. 1997 Mar;49(3):469-70. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00495-5.

Abstract

Late relapses of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testicle are unusual. In such cases, chemotherapy is reported to have only modest success and surgery may be the preferred treatment modality. We report a patient who experienced relapse 11 years after the initial diagnosis of advanced testicular cancer and who achieved a sustained complete remission with salvage chemotherapy alone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Bleomycin / therapeutic use
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Dactinomycin / therapeutic use
  • Germinoma / drug therapy*
  • Germinoma / secondary
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • Salvage Therapy*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vinblastine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Bleomycin
  • Dactinomycin
  • Vinblastine
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Cisplatin

Supplementary concepts

  • VAB-6 regimen