Intratesticular Germ Cell Tumors: Observations on the Effect of Chemotherapy

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Sep 1981Intratesticular Germ Cell Tumors: Observations on the Effect of Chemotherapy Jackson E. Fowler, and Willet F. Whitmore Jackson E. FowlerJackson E. Fowler Current address: Department of Urology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Box 422, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908. More articles by this author , and Willet F. WhitmoreWillet F. Whitmore More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)54550-4AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Two patients with disseminated germ cell tumors of testicular origin were treated with systemic chemotherapy for 5 and 10 months prior to excision of the primary neoplasm. Residual intratesticular tumor was present in each case, despite extensive destruction of distant metastases. The possible basis for such differences in chemotherapeutic response is discussed. © 1981 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByLeibovitch I, Samuel Little J, Foster R, Rowland R, Bihrle R and Donohue J (2018) Delayed Orchiectomy After Chemotherapy for Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell TumorsJournal of Urology, VOL. 155, NO. 3, (952-954), Online publication date: 1-Mar-1996.Reinberg Y, Manivel J and Fraley E (2018) Carcinoma in Situ of the TestisJournal of Urology, VOL. 142, NO. 2 Part 1, (243-247), Online publication date: 1-Aug-1989.Ellison M, Mostofi F and Flanigan R (2018) Treatment of the Residual Retroperitoneal Mass After Chemotherapy for Advanced SeminomaJournal of Urology, VOL. 140, NO. 3, (618-620), Online publication date: 1-Sep-1988.Chong C, Logothetis C, von Eschenbach A, Ayala A and Samuels M (2018) Orchiectomy in Advanced Germ Cell Cancer Following Intensive Chemotherapy: A Comparison of Systemic to Testicular ResponseJournal of Urology, VOL. 136, NO. 6, (1221-1223), Online publication date: 1-Dec-1986.Böhle A, Studer U, Sonntag R and Scheidegger J (2018) Primary or Secondary Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors?Journal of Urology, VOL. 135, NO. 5, (939-943), Online publication date: 1-May-1986.Nachtsheim D, Scheible F and Gosink B (2018) Ultrasonography of Testis TumorsJournal of Urology, VOL. 129, NO. 5, (978-980), Online publication date: 1-May-1983.Donohue J (2018) Editorial CommentJournal of Urology, VOL. 129, NO. 5, (980-981), Online publication date: 1-May-1983. Volume 126Issue 3September 1981Page: 412-414 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1981 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Jackson E. Fowler Current address: Department of Urology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Box 422, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908. More articles by this author Willet F. Whitmore More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...