Published August 1998 | Version v1
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Splenic metastasis in germ cell tumour

Creators

  • 1. Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala (India). Departments of Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Imaging

Description

Metastasis to the spleen from carcinomas is a rare event. A case is described in this paper of a 28-year-old man with germ cell tumour of the testes in whom splenic metastasis was demonstrated radiologically. The lesion resolved with chemotherapy and the patient has been in complete remission for 1 year. Copyright (1998) Blackwell Science Pty Ltd

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Australasian Radiology
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 252-253
ISSN
0004-8461
CODEN
AURDAW

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
30019898
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOMAS; CAT SCANNING; CHEMOTHERAPY; GERM CELLS; LUNGS; LYMPH NODES; METASTASES; PATIENTS; SPLEEN; TESTES; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; GONADS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE GENITALS; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES

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Notes
14 refs., 2 figs.