Recurrence of a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor in the seminal vesicle 20 years after initial diagnosis and treatment
Jean-Baptiste Lattouf, Michael Mc Cormack, Louise Yelle, Rachid Hadjeres, Fred Saad
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 2350-2351, 2004
Abstract We present a case of a pathologic stage 1, right sided,
non-seminomatous germ cell tumor recurrence in the left
seminal vesicle, 20 years after initial diagnosis and
treatment. The patient was treated with three salvage
cycles of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatinum. At 24
months of follow-up after completion of chemotherapy,
digital rectal and TRUS examinations revealed complete
resolution of the lesion. We believe that this tumor is a
late metastasis to the contralateral seminal vesicle. More >