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Successful management of inferior vena cava thrombus complicating advanced germ cell testicular tumor with temporary inferior vena cava filter
Author(s) -
MASUI SATORU,
ONISHI TAKEHISA,
ARIMA KIMINOBU,
SUGIMURA YOSHIKI
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.1442-2042.2005.01073.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , thrombus , inferior vena cava filter , radiology , dissection (medical) , retroperitoneal lymph node dissection , testicular germ cell tumor , embolization , surgery , thrombosis , testicular cancer , chemotherapy , venous thrombosis
We report a case of right testicular tumor with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus. Due to the risk of pulmonary embolization, a temporary IVC filter had been inserted during chemotherapy. There were no complications with the temporary IVC filter during the implantation period. The patient was safely treated with systemic chemotherapy using a temporary IVC filter followed by retroperitoneal lymph node and vena cava dissection.