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Primary carcinoid tumor of the testis with teratoma metastatic to the para‐aortic lymph node
Author(s) -
FUJITA KAZUHIKO,
WADA RYO,
SAKURAI TOHRU,
SASHIDE KAZUHIKO,
FUJIME MAKOTO
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01043.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etoposide , lymphadenectomy , bleomycin , lymph node , primary tumor , cisplatin , urology , retroperitoneal lymph node dissection , teratoma , carcinoid tumors , chemotherapy , orchiectomy , radiology , metastasis , testicular cancer , cancer
A primary testicular carcinoid tumor with teratoma metastasized to the para‐aortic lymph node. After inguinal orchiectomy, serum and urinary levels of 5‐hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5‐HIAA) were found to be elevated. Chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin was not effective on the metastatic lesions. Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy normalized the levels of 5‐HIAA. The patient is alive without recurrence 25 months after the retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.