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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

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM- Notre-Dame Hospital), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Address correspondence to Michael McCormack, Dept. of Urology, Notre Dame Hospital (CHUM), 1560 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1 Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2004, 11(4), 2350-2351.

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.

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