Pulmonary Metastasectomy from Testicular Germ Cell Tumor: A case report / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 833-837, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-85510
ABSTRACT
This is a report of successful management for pulmonary metastasis following chemotherapy in patient with testicular germ cell tumor. Postchemotherapy PET-CT was not uptake FDG in metastatic lesion. Pulmonary metastasectomy was performed, which is important to manage a residual postchemotherapy lung mass in testicular germ cell tumor for histological correlation with primary testicular lesion to select the patients who require subsequent chemotherapy. Our patient was well 6 months after operation, not carried out chemotherapy because of no viable tumor.
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Main subject:
Testicular Neoplasms
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Testis
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
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Metastasectomy
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Germ Cells
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Lung
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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