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Symptomatic renal metastasis from testicular cancer
Author(s) -
Kramer Zachary B.,
Smith Brian D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19930615)71:12<3979::aid-cncr2820711230>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , testicular cancer , metastasis , refractory (planetary science) , cisplatin , cancer , chemotherapy , oncology , kidney cancer , kidney , urology , physics , astrobiology
The clinical course of a patient who presented with a massive left renal metastasis from testicular carcinoma is described. Treatment with cisplatin‐based chemotherapy produced a dramatic response. Symptomatic renal metastases from testicular cancer are rare and may be reflective of a high tumor burden or refractory disease.