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KMID : 0364020100430060833
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2010 Volume.43 No. 6 p.833 ~ p.837
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Pulmonary Metastasectomy from Testicular Germ Cell Tumor - A case report -
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Cho Jun-Woo
Park Ki-Sung
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Abstract
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This is a report of successful management for pulmonary metastasis following chemotherapy in patient with testicular germ cell tumor. Postchemotherapy PET-CT was not uptake FDG in metastatic lesion. Pulmonary metastasectomy was performed, which is important to manage a residual postchemotherapy lung mass in testicular germ cell tumor for histological correlation with primary testicular lesion to select the patients who require subsequent chemotherapy. Our patient was well 6 months after operation, not carried out chemotherapy because of no viable tumor.
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KEYWORD
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Chemotherapy, Neoplasm metastasis, Germ cell tumors, Testis
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