Intracaval extension of germ cell carcinoma: diagnosis via endovascular biopsy and a review of the literature

Eur Urol. 1997;31(3):376-9. doi: 10.1159/000474487.

Abstract

We report a case of testicular carcinoma invading the inferior vena cava. Tumor invasion was diagnosed via endovascular biopsy. This is the first known report of a diagnosis of this entity using endovascular biopsy. We also review the literature on diagnosis and management of inferior vena caval involvement by testicular cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / secondary
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / therapy
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / therapy
  • Vascular Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Vascular Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / therapy
  • Vena Cava, Inferior*