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Metastatic testicular cancer presenting as spinal cord compression: report of two cases," Surgical Neurology, vol.
In the early 1970s, prior to the development of cisplatin-based chemotherapy, patients with metastatic testicular cancer had only a 5% chance of survival (Einhorn, 2002).
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There are reported cases of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with
metastatic testicular cancer with intestinal involvement, which is a rare manifestation of the disease [5-7].
Pharmacotherapy of relapsed
metastatic testicular cancer. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2008; 9(13):2259-2272.
Metastatic testicular cancer to the lungs, liver, and retroperitoneum occurs in advanced disease and has a poor prognosis.
Our patient came from an endemic area where levels of arsenic are high in drinking water and had features of arsenical keratosis for past fifteen years along with
metastatic testicular cancer at the time of presentation.
The cycling legend's battle against the dreaded disease started way back in 1996 when Armstrong, then an upcoming US rider, was diagnosed with late-stage
metastatic testicular cancer that had spread to his abdomen, his lungs and his brain.
Aki et al (4) reported a prevalence of 2.1% among 190 patients with
metastatic testicular cancer who were treated by platinum-based combination chemotherapy and achieved complete remission.
Naoi et al., "A case of
metastatic testicular cancer complicated by tumour lysis syndrome and choriocarcinoma syndrome," Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol.
It is obvious that the likelihood of achieving complete response decreases as the stage of
metastatic testicular cancer increases and that the risk of adverse events increases with the dose intensity.
Prognostic factors in unselected patients with nonseminomatous
metastatic testicular cancer: a multicenter experience.